Sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard: broken water pipe floods LA-area hotspot
Businesses and traffic in West Hollywood doused after century-old pipe bursts belowgroundA century-old water pipe buried below a bustling boulevard in a Los Angeles county city burst early Thursday, sending...
By Uwa Ede-Osifo in Los Angeles · The Guardian 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. Continue reading...