VENTNOR--A lightning strike is to blame for knocked out water service to residents in Ventnor and Ventnor Heights.

Just after midnight, a water tower was struck by lightning causing a leak in the tank.

Crews had to shut down the tank as they made the necessary repairs.

The tower has been fixed, but crews must now work to refill the tower with water, and are working with Atlantic City's Water Department to do so.

"Meanwhile we're getting emergency connections for all these homeowners along Surrey Avenue so they have water. Meanwhile the tank is filling back up with water and we expect services to return to normal within the next several hour,"
says Andrew McCrosson, City Administrator.

Some residents are still getting a very low pressure of water or no water at all.

But crews are hopeful that the system should be back to normal before the night is over.