Sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard: broken water pipe floods LA-area hotspot
World
Businesses and traffic in West Hollywood doused after century-old pipe bursts belowground
A century-old water pipe buried below a bustling boulevard in a Los Angeles county city burst early Thursday, sending a shock of water spewing into the streets and snarling traffic as several major roads shut down.
The 36in riveted steel pipe’s rupture left a protruding sinkhole and cracked pavement in West Hollywood. Images of the aftermath showed local metro buses partially submerged in murky brown water.
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