Photo Gallery: Newport Beach water main break

A water main break in Newport Beach spilled an estimated million gallons of water into the street and an underground parking structure early Wednesday morning.

A water main break in Newport Beach spilled an estimated 1 million gallons of water into the street and an underground parking structure early Wednesday.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Workers recharge a water line after checking the chlorine residual before installing a new pipe after an estimated million gallons of water flooded into the street and an underground parking structure.

Workers remove a water main pipe after it broke in front of an office building along Von Karman Avenue, between MacArthur Blvd. and Birch St., Wednesday morning in Newport Beach. An estimated million gallons of water flooded into the street and an underground parking structure.

Crew members work on fixing a water main break in front of an office building along Von Karman Avenue, between MacArthur Blvd. and Birch St., Wednesday morning in Newport Beach. An estimated million gallons of water flooded into the street and an underground parking structure.