Sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard: broken water pipe floods LA-area hotspot
Utility repair workers near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on 16 July. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenUtility repair workers near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on 16 July. Images of the aftermath showed local metro buses partially submerged in murky brown water.No injuries had been reported, according to John Heilman, the city’s mayor.
- ▪Utility repair workers near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on 16 July.
- ▪Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenUtility repair workers near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on 16 July.
- ▪Images of the aftermath showed local metro buses partially submerged in murky brown water.No injuries had been reported, according to John Heilman, the city’s mayor.
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Utility repair workers near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on 16 July. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenUtility repair workers near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on 16 July. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesLos AngelesSinkhole on Sunset Boulevard: broken water pipe floods LA-area hotspotBusinesses and traffic in West Hollywood doused after century-old pipe bursts belowgroundUwa Ede-Osifo in Los AngelesThu 16 Jul 2026 21.53 EDTLast modified on Thu 16 Jul 2026 22.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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…
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