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Comment by Derrick Johnson on May 13, 2015 at 6:50am

"Colossal" Water Main Break Floods Streets in Beverly Grove

"It was colossal," one resident said. "The jet of water was easily as tall as the tree."

By Christina Cocca and Vanessa Ruiz

Updated at 1:39 PM PDT on Tuesday, May 12, 2015

A water main described as "colossal" break flooded streets in the Beverly Grove area of Los Angeles Tuesday morning.

The pipe ruptured about 5 a.m. in the 8300 block of Blackburn Avenue. according to the LADWP.

WeHo Street Closed After "Poseidon" Water Main Break

The broken 6-inch main shot a geyser of water into the air, causing a sinkhole and flooding streets. Residents described hearing a rumbling sound.

"I heard this sound ... it was kind of an eruption sound. It was really loud, it was rumbling," a longtime resident of the block told NBC4.

"It was colossal," he said. "The jet of water was easily as tall as the tree."

Crews turned off the water by 6 a.m. leaving about 20 to 30 customers without water until the afternoon, LADWP officials said. The street was repaired sometime around noon.

"That's a stab in the dark when you say, 'What caused the water main break?'" said Kirk Broyard of the LADWP. "But again, aging infrastructure. We're doing everything we can to replace to aggressively replace these old pipes.

The age of the pipe that ruptured in Beverly Grove was not immediately known.

Source: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Water-Main-Break-Bevery-Gro...

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Comment by Derrick Johnson on May 11, 2015 at 7:17am: Water-main break floods West Hollywood neighborhood

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) --

A 12-inch water-main break submerged several vehicles, flooded a commercial building and caused extensive street damage in a West Hollywood neighborhood Sunday.

The break occurred in the 1200 block of North Formosa Avenue at about 4:45 a.m., officials said.

Several vehicles in an underground parking structure were submerged as gallons of water spewed into the residential neighborhood. At least one business was damaged.

"If I had a raft I could have went down to Melrose Avenue," James Marthaler said.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews responded to the scene and closed down the streets to start on repairs. There was no immediate estimate of how much water was lost.

"We have six vehicles in the underground parking that have been flooded, so now we're trying to evacuate the water, which is going to take us a couple more hours to complete that operation," said Trey Espy of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The water main was installed in 1936. LADWP officials believe the age was likely to blame for the break.

"It was just one of many places where we need to have a water main replaced," said Kirk Broyard with LADWP.

Twenty-seven customers on North Formosa Avenue, between Fountain Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, were without water due to the water-main break. Service was restored by 6:45 p.m.

Crews remained on scene to clean up.

Source: http://abc7.com/news/water-main-break-floods-west-hollywood-neighbo...

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Comment by Derrick Johnson on May 9, 2015 at 7:21am: Water main break shuts down Holgate Street in Seattle

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Water-main-break-shuts-down-Holg...

Santa Cruz crews say old water main "blew up," caused gallons to spill into neighborhood

http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/water-main-break-in-san...

Water main break swamps downtown block in San Luis Obispo

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/05/08/3625494/water-main-break-sw...

Comment by Howard on May 8, 2015 at 3:54am: Water Main Geyser Erupts Near Philadelphia PA (May 6)

A huge water main break created a geyser on a road in Cheltenham Township on Wednesday afternoon.

"I came out to get my mail and all of a sudden I saw the burst," said Selma Alexanian. "It looked like a volcano."

"We heard noise, a "boom," and then there was water coming out like a fountain," said Jeanine Lee.

The eruption launched rocks and pavement all around, including one resident's driveway.

It took about an hour to shut the water off. Repair crews then started the task of restoring water service to 10 nearby homes.

There was no word on what caused the break.

Source

http://6abc.com/news/water-main-break-creates-geyser-in-cheltenham-...

Comment by Howard on May 2, 2015 at 5:09am: Water Main Erupts in Memphis Tennessee (May 1)

Around 2 a.m. Friday, a homeowner awoke to a loud rumbling.

"I just saw water going everywhere," said the woman, "I thought it was someone trying to break in."

The water main break sent rocks and asphalt flying into her home.

When she looked out her window, she saw what looked like a geyser.

"It was hitting so hard that I thought maybe it was going to cave my roof in," she explained.

The homeowner said she called 911 first because she was confused about what was happening.

The fire department showed up and eventually contacted MLGW crews who shut off the water just after 5 a.m. affecting more than 60 residents.

Later Friday morning MLGW crews worked hours to repair the pipeline underground and turned the water back on around 10 a.m.

MLGW officials said they were still working to determine the cause of the water main break.

Source

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28950344/water-main-break-flood...

Comment by Howard on April 28, 2015 at 3:30am: Water Main Explodes Through Pavement in UK (Apr 27)

A 50-ft geyser of water burst through the pavement in Gateshead today, sending debris flying and causing evacuations.

The town’s traffic was brought to a standstill as police closed roads to deal with a burst water main.

Motorists were forced to sit in long tailbacks after the pipe burst on St Cuthbert’s Road at around 1.30pm on Monday.

Madeline Richardson, a senior nursery nurse at The Bridges Nursery, said their building was evacuated during the drama.

She added: “The water explosion was outside our nursery. It was going 50ft in the air and the roads surrounding the nursery were flooded.

The burst water main is the second one to hit Tyneside in two weeks.

On April 17, a pipe burst on Scotswood Road, flooding the nearby area and closing roads.

The flood gave motorists a headache and affected businesses, with one car dealership being submerged, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

Source

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gateshead-burst...

Comment by Howard on April 19, 2015 at 8:29pm: One Morning, 35 Water Main Breaks, Tulsa OK (Apr 15)

The Tulsa Water Department reported more than 35 water main breaks across the city Wednesday morning.

Later in the afternoon, a water main break sent water shooting 40 feet in the air.

Rick Caruthers, water distribution manager, said crews have been working to repair about 100 waterline breaks that have caused temporary service issues for hundreds of residents and businesses.

The city says workers have been out since Tuesday repairing a number of the breaks and additional workers are expected to be called in as more breaks are added to the list.

Sources

http://www.newson6.com/story/28806553/tulsa-repairing-numerous-wate...

http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/tulsa-water-crews-scrambli...

Comment by Howard on April 16, 2015 at 4:16am: Rumbling Earth, Water Main Break, Underground Fire in NYC (Apr 13)

A water main break caused the ground to shake in Queens and caused fires underground, fire officials said.

“At first just the pipe burst and it was all flooded here in the morning… Then all of a sudden the manholes had steam coming out,” said Lisa Deng, 22, who works at Dream Tech Auto Services.

A firefighter at the scene said the flooding caused a fire to erupt beneath the manhole.

“It was rumbling! The ground was rumbling and I guess they were going to let it explode but it didn’t explode.”

The blaze scorched a white Chevrolet Cruze that was being serviced by Dream Tech.

“I was so worried that the whole shop was going to be gone like what happened in the city. I was so worried it was going to explode and destroy my whole shop,” said Deng.

The busted pipe caused flooding near National Street and 43rd Avenue in Corona around 8:45 a.m., Monday, officials said.

Source

http://nypost.com/2015/04/13/ground-shakes-after-nyc-water-main-break/

Comment by Howard on April 9, 2015 at 4:22am: 500 Evacuated From NY Subway After Water Main Break (Apr 8)

A water main break in the West Village forced the evacuation of 500 people from No. 1 train Wednesday evening. The 12-inch water main broke at 6:51 p.m. near 175 West 13th St. near Seventh Avenue, FDNY officials said.

The flooding resulted in halted service on the 1, 2, and 3 trains at the 14th Street station.

A photo from the scene showed brownish water inundating the intersection and coming up the sidewalk to the edge of a building.

Video at the scene also showed water cascading down the side of a train and pouring down into the 14th Street No. 1, 2 and 3 train station below.

Fire officials said the water was 2 feet deep in some spots and was actually covering the third rail in the subway. Water had begun to recede by 8:40 p.m. after the water main was shut off, but there were still numerous muddy areas.

Seventh Avenue was also closed to traffic between 12th and 13th streets, 1010 WINS reported.

The nearby Lenox Hill Healthplex was also dealing with problems as a result of the break, fire officials said.

“Steam has been disconnected from the hospital – it is affecting the hospital with that utility at this point,” said FDNY Battalion Chief John Porretto. He said he was not sure if any patients were affected.

Sources

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/08/west-village-water-main-brea...

http://pix11.com/2015/04/08/water-main-break-shuts-down-northbound-...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150408/west-village/water-main-br...

http://rt.com/usa/248105-broken-water-main-flood-nyc/

Comment by Howard on March 27, 2015 at 3:26am: Water Main Erupts in Palmer Texas (Mar 26)

A massive water main break has disrupted MetroRail service between Lakeline and Howard Station, causing “significant delays” that are expected to run through the evening rush hour, Capital Metro said Thursday afternoon.

It’s unclear what caused the main break.

Sources

http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/03/26/water-main-break-im...

http://kxan.com/2015/03/26/water-main-break-causes-issues-for-metro...

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/28624892/water-main-break-near-par...