HtmlHelper::wrapNewLines allows to use BR's

src/helpers/HtmlHelper.php

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class HtmlHelper
         $lines = preg_split('/\r?\n/', $filteredNewLinesContent);
 
         return implode("\n", array_map(function ($line) use ($tag, $htmlOptions) {
+            if (in_array($tag, ['br'])) {
+                return $line . \CHtml::tag($tag);
+            }
+
             return \CHtml::tag($tag, $htmlOptions, $line);
         }, $lines));
     }