Broken water line floods Havre yard, driveways

A water line break flooded the yard and driveway of one Havre homeowner, the driveway and garage of another, and sent city workers scrambling to repair the line.

The break, in the middle of Seventh Street just up the hill from Ninth Avenue, happened sometime before midnight Tuesday, said Rob Johnson, who lives just below the break on Seventh Street. He said Wednesday that water was flowing down the street when he drove to work at midnight Tuesday.

The break was reported to the city about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, and crews and equipment were sent to the site, said Gary Schaub, the city's assistant...