Water leak forces more than 80 to evacuate from historic Goldsboro building

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- A water main break at a longstanding Goldsboro building has forced more than 80 people inside to evacuate.

There were numerous emergency vehicles seen at Waynesborough House in the heart of Goldsboro's downtown Wednesday morning around 4:30. The building has dozens of housing units.
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EMS said there were around 85 people displaced from the multiple-story structure at 104 South Center Street. Some of the people who live in the building tried to keep warm at the Paramount Theater. EMS gave out blankets.
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Everyone was evacuated from the building safely without injury. Officials hope to have the residents back inside their homes within the next few hours.