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

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

A major water main break is making a mess of a stretch of Boylston Street in Boston on Friday afternoon. The water main break was reported shortly after 1 p.m. The Boston Water and Sewer Commission said on social media at 1:16 p.