Water flows up onto the street Thursday morning, Oct. 17, at the intersection of Penn and Washington streets in Butler. Emily Brittain Elementary School and the Butler YMCA may be affected if the water is shut off in the area. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Pennsylvania American Water is making emergency repairs on a water main break Thursday morning, Oct. 17, at two sites on North Washington Street in Butler. The main break has led to the temporary closure of the Butler YMCA, and may affect Emily Brittain Elementary School.

There was a water main break on North Washington Street Wednesday evening, and it was reported again by Pennsylvania American Water around 9:30 a.m. Thursday. An alert from the water company advises residents of North Washington Street between West North and Federal streets that they may experience discolored or cloudy water, low water pressure, or no water as repairs are made.

Repairs are expected to take about seven hours to complete.

The Butler YMCA will close at noon until around 5 p.m., which is when the water main break is expected to be repaired. The YMCA had to close Wednesday evening because of the water main break, and a staff member said he saw water flowing onto West Penn Street when he arrived to the building at around 4 a.m. Thursday.

A photo of the water main break, submitted Wednesday to the Butler Eagle, showed water spewing high into the air on Penn Street.