WASHINGTON — A water main break in the District sent water gushing into the Monday morning sky.

The break happened underneath a brick sidewalk along P Street in Northwest  between 26th Street and Rock Creek Parkway.

D.C. Water  says the water has been turned off and that crews are on the scene repairing the six-inch main.

About 40 homes, two businesses and an apartment building are without water.

Repairs could take up to eight hours as of 10:30 a.m.

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