Water main break causes sinkhole in Connecticut city

Credit: New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart

Credit: New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart

A water main break in a Connecticut city Thursday morning caused a huge sinkhole, WVIT reported.

New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart posted the photo of the sinkhole, which caused a downtown street to collapse, WFSB reported. Stewart said the broken pipe is a 16-inch water main and caused multiple sinkholes, the television station reported.