A 93-year-old water main broke in Los Angeles yesterday, sending an eruption of water flowing through UCLA's campus.
According to NBC Los Angeles, the break opened a sinkhole that officials say was 15-feet deep around 3:30 p.m yesterday afternoon. Though no one was injured, the flooding left over 100 people stranded, and the Los Angeles Fire Department was forced to rescue five of them, including one man who was swept under his car by the current.
It took roughly three hours to shut the water off, and about 10 million gallons of water was lost, officials say. Furthermore, NBC Los Angeles says UCLA's campus sustained the bulk of the damage:
Two parking structures and two buildings were damaged, including UCLA's recently renovated Pauley Pavilion, the site for UCLA men's and women's basketball, volleyball and women's gymnastics. Watercovered the basketball court. The John Wooden recreation center was also damaged.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said all of the water would have to be pumped out of buildings before the university could accurately evaluate the damage.
[via NBC Los Angeles]
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