Sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard: broken water pipe floods LA-area hotspot

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:53:31 GMT

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 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...

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