Long Beach utility officials have lifted a warning residents in California Heights, Bixby Knolls, Los Cerritos and most of north Long Beach to avoid drinking or cooking with tap water after a water main burst late Wednesday. Residents were updated in an alert that went out about 3:30 a.m. Friday.  Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said the city put specialized water monitoring in place out of an abundance of caution. As they waited for testing to come back, city officials said they distributed bottled water to affected residents. The alert that went out early Friday said city officials had tested 117 water samples from the area and “concluded the water is safe to drink.”

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