LAGRANGE, Ind. -- Residents living in the area of Gum Street and Church Street in Lagrange have been given a Boil Water Notice until further notice. 

Bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for one minute, and cool before using or use bottled water certified for sale.

Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food.

The Boil Water Notice is in effect due to a main break.

When water mains lose pressure, it increases the chance that untreated water and harmful microbes can enter your water.

Harmful microbes in drinking water can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms and may pose a special health risk for infants, some elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. These symptoms are not just caused by microbes in drinking water.

If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you should seek medical advice.

On Tuesday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the water line was shut down. 

Residents will be informed when tests show that they no longer need to boil water.

The Town of LaGrange expects the boil order to be lifted by the end of the day on Friday, March 13. 

For more information contact Mark Eagleson, LaGrange Town Manager at 260-336-3182 or Mark Miller, LaGrange Water Superintendent at 260-499-0179.