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When I tell you all the neighbors down this end were out here spraying and stomping, it was a horror story that I couldn t believe I was living, she said. And they were flying all over. Never had to duck a flying roach. Wall said it s the worst roach infestation she s ever seen. Everybody is out here with spray cans spraying bugs, said Paul Basfort, another resident. They were stomping them and they were running right out of there. Three residents called the Philadelphia Water Department asking for help with the issue, spokesman John DiGiulio said. A crew was dispatched to the street Tuesday morning. They opened the manhole and used a mobile vacuum truck known as a VACTOR to clear any debris, trash or discarded food that may have been stuck in the sewer. ....