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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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Broken Pipe Floods Major LA Street

Flooding carries away cars, damages homes and businesses

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(Newser) – More than 125 firefighters rushed to a major Los Angeles boulevard deluged by a broken water main in the wee hours, the LA Times and AP report. A 64-inch pipe, part of the city's original 94-year-old water system, erupted this morning, sweeping cars down streets and damaging businesses and homes. No injuries were reported, but flooding was several feet deep in places. Officials expect the boulevard to be closed for 2 or 3 days.

A large underground water main that burst under Coldwater Canyon Blvd. at Dickens St. sends a flood of water rushing across Ventura Blvd. in Los Angeles.
A large underground water main that burst under Coldwater Canyon Blvd. at Dickens St. sends a flood of water rushing across Ventura Blvd. in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
Los Angeles firefighters prepare to go into an underground garage on Valley Vista Blvd. in Studio City, Calif. early Sunday Sept. 6, 2009.
Los Angeles firefighters prepare to go into an underground garage on Valley Vista Blvd. in Studio City, Calif. early Sunday Sept. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
Businesses along Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, Calif., are flooded after a water main burst under Coldwater Canyon Blvd early Sunday morning Sept. 6, 2009.
Businesses along Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, Calif., are flooded after a water main burst under Coldwater Canyon Blvd early Sunday morning Sept. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
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JohnnyDummkopf
Sep 6, 09 8:11 PM CDT
I'm gonna do this like Choose-Your-Own Adventure books. Cut and paste your preferred nutty political comment from one of the below: "It's shit like this mess that GWB left behind for Obama to clean up. If we hadn't been in a war for the last 8 years this wouldn't have happened!" "NOBama thinks he can fix health care when he can't even fix pipes! Down with the commie!" Reply
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DJM420
Sep 6, 09 9:42 PM CDT
wonder what it'll look like when the rest break... Reply
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JackieBrown
Sep 7, 09 1:23 AM CDT
Colombian crime rates, Beijing style air qualiy and Mumbai level's of road congestion - lol see the third world, see L.A. Reply
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Deebles
Sep 7, 09 2:39 AM CDT
How bizarre we've become. When the pipe burst in Chicago 15 years ago and flooded all the bottom floors of downtown--politics weren't even mentioned. Back then we were all just Americans who chose a party on Election Day and when stuff happened it was about fixing it. We never blamed anyone because it was everyones problem and no one's particular fault. We were all just Americans who understood that thing about dividing weakening the whole. Now we just sound like a couple of people in divorce court. We used to like each other but the 300 dollar an hour lawyers want us to fight over the everyday dishes. Reply
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JackieBrown
Sep 7, 09 6:31 AM CDT
its the same the world over, these things happen because of chronic underinvestment in infrastructure, these pipes haven't been replaced since WW1 - of course its a political problem - its the same with the roads, no investment in public transport = gridlock
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