Several businesses were left struggling without water Friday afternoon after a water main broke on Boston's Boylston Street.

Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the Boston Water and Sewer Commission wrote on social media that crews had shut down the main to contain the leak and were investigating.

Water service has been restored to residents after a water-main break flooded parts of Boylston street on Friday afternoon.

Boylston Street looked like a river on Friday afternoon after a 12-inch water main broke in the busy Back Bay neighborhood.

A major water main break is making a mess of a stretch of Boylston Street in Boston on Friday afternoon. The water main break ...

Part of Boston's iconic Boylston Street was flooded and closed Friday near Arlington Station and the Public Garden.

BOSTON (WHDH) - A portion of Boylston Street near the Boston Public Garden flooded with ankle-deep water after a water main broke Friday afternoon. The Boston Water and Sewer Commission confirmed the ...

Work continues on Boylston Street after a massive water main break on Friday afternoon flooded the area. It was large enough ...

A 4,174-square-foot condominium built in 2008 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 776 Boylston Street in ...

Although water has been restored after a water main break sent water gushing out on the streets near the Arlington T Station ...

Nate Frederico clears a sidewalk along Boylston Street in Bradford on Monday morning. The lake-effect snow warning issued by ...