WATCH: 'Geyser' in Northwest DC near construction on Connecticut Ave

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'Geyser' spotted on Connecticut Ave

A stream of water shot up on Connecticut Ave and Ordway NW after a DDOT contractor accidentally pulled a service line out of the water main.

A ‘geyser’ of water was spotted in Northwest D.C. Tuesday. 

Twitter user Hannah Schaefer posted a video of a stream of water shooting up on Connecticut Ave and Ordway NW in D.C. Tuesday. 

A DC Water representative told FOX 5 that a DDOT contractor had pulled a service line out of the water main. 

The contractor installed a clamp as a temporary repair, and water has been restored, according to DC Water. 

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