More than a dozen rescued after major water main break in Buffalo

More than a dozen people were rescued from up to four feet of frigid waters after a major water main break flooded the area of Hertel Avenue and Military Road in North Buffalo Wednesday night.

The flash flooding happened about 8:45 p.m. after a 36-inch pipe broke underground, Mayor Sean Ryan told reporters at a late-night news conference.

The Buffalo Fire Department’s water rescue team pulled eight people from vehicles and rescued several others from an NFTA bus that became stuck in an 18-inch-wide sinkhole…

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