WINDHAM, Conn. — A boil water order was issued for Windham and Willimantic Thursday night.
According to the Willimantic Fire Department's Twitter page, there was a major water main break and a loss of storage and pressure.
The water department issued the order to residents and officials said more than 620,000 gallons of water spilled out before crews found the leak.
On Friday afternoon both Windham Fire Departments posted on their Facebook pages that the boil water advisory has been lifted for some Windham Water Works customers.
However, the Windham Water Work customers in North Windham and other impacted areas in the red shaded areas are still under a precautionary boil water order until further notice.
The streets impacted are
- Boston Post Road from NAPA & Olympic Pizza area to Tractor Supply.
- Hilltop Drive
- Sky Line Drive
- Tuckie Road
Restaurants in the area took to social media to report they have been told to close.
Willimantic Fire Chief, Marc Scrivener also posted an update, saying it will take 24 hours for water results.
This story will be updated.
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