Police ask people to avoid area after water main break sends water gushing onto Bissonnet Street in SW Houston

HOUSTON – Houston police are asking people to avoid an area on Bissonnet Street after a water main break.

The break happened in the 1500 block of Bissonnet Street, between Mandell Street and Parkway.

An image shared by HPD shows a large amount of water in the street from the break.

Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes.

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Earlier Tuesday, a large flood of water was seen in a neighborhood in Kingwood. The incident was also believed to have been due to a water main break.