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A water main break has claimed a fire engine in Los Angeles. According to KTLA-TV LAFD’s Engine 60 was on the way to check out the damage from the break when the roadway buckled sending the rig nose first into the hole. No firefighters were injured. Reporters indicate the fire engine continues to sink.
The water main rupture was reported at 5:20 AM near the intersection of Hartsook Street and Bellingham Avenue in the Valley Village area.
Here’s more from KTLA-TV’s website:
Crews say the asphalt was still in tact when they tried to drive across, but the weight of the truck caused the sinkhole. Officials say a regular car probably could have made it across without any problems.
The entire front end of the fire truck was inside the hole and filled with muddy water.
Another car on the street would not start because of the water damage, one
The water main break is located just a few miles away from another pipe that burst Saturday in Studio City, forcing the closure of the heavily-traveled Coldwater Canyon Avenue.
