Crews continue to respond to a water main break along a busy southwest Minneapolis thoroughfare that caused a huge, icy mess Thursday morning. It's centered near the corner of West 50th Street and Penn Avenue South,

A major water main break early Thursday flooded a building and streets at a busy intersection in south Minneapolis, with the water quickly freezing in subzero conditions.

On Monday, a 54-inch steel transmission line built in the 1930s ruptured in the southeast part of the city, reported the Detroit Free Press, part of USA TODAY Network. Crews had to use inflatable boats to get through the knee-deep water, which in part aided in the rescue of about 200 people.