Water main break in Saugus leaves backyards, basements flooded

Backyards and basements were left flooded in a Saugus neighborhood Friday evening when a water main broke One couple came back to their home on Lincoln Avenue to find their basement was absolutely flooded This is the second time this has happened and I thought it wasn t that bad reported Roghisha Awale But when I checked inside the basement it was all flooded Fire crews say specific homes are under feet of water One house has over six feet of water in the basement declared Saugus fire captain Tom Nolan The water main break knocked out power to at least one home and left others in the area without water They really need to take better care of the main water line or the pump noted Awale It s not even inside our property and it s just affecting our day to day life Officers say no one was hurt No one is in harms way disclosed Nolan Our biggest concerns is the electrical wires in homes here Homeowners say they re now left to foot the bill They already revealed we re going to have to pay for it disclosed one homeowner So the city people came in and disclosed oh my god it s so bad but you re going to have to buy your own pump '