UPDATE: Boil advisory lifted forHazelton residents

UPDATE:

Monday morning, the recent boil advisory for Hazleton was lifted.

City Clerk Ange Black said the test results are returned after two business days, which does not include the weekends. The test results to check for contaminants were not available until Monday morning after Thursday's boil advisory was put in place.

INITIAL STORY:

The city of Hazelton has issued a new boil advisory for residents.

KMVT received a call from City Clerk Ange Black at about 10:30 Thursday morning, saying the advisory is in effect until further notice.

People are advised to not drink any tap water, unless it's been boiled.

The city is currently undergoing an extensive pipe replacement project, replacing the more 70-year-old pipes with state-of-the-art ones.