Fairfield sinkhole fixed, road reopens
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Updated: May. 16, 2018 at 6:05 PM CDT
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Several people in Fairfield on Wednesday were without water after a large water main break. The break also caused a large sinkhole.
Birmingham Water Works crews worked nonstop to repair the broken pipe and fix the roadway. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday the road is back open.
The outage caused schools to cancel and businesses to close on Wednesday.
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