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PCH water main break: Crews still working to restore service to 100 homes in Malibu
Repair crews were still working Friday to restore service to 100 homes after a water main break on Thanksgiving left a gaping sinkhole on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Footage from NBC4 shows the geyser of water created when the 16-inch pipe ruptured.
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Los Angeles County repair crews were still working on Friday morning to fix a water main rupture that temporarily closed traffic lanes in both directions on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and left a hole 9 feet long and 5 feet wide.
Crews with heavy equipment and lights worked through the night to restore service to about 100 residences, Kerjon Lee of the L.A. County Department of Public Works told City News Service.
The broken 16-inch pipe initially caused a geyser of water to shoot up and across the road from about 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., when crews finally managed to shut off the water, according to NBC4, which captured footage of the event and the subsequent sinkhole.
The 100 homes were still without water Friday, according to NBC4.
Crews will need to weld a new section of pipe in place, reports CNS, noting that only one lane was still closed Friday morning and traffic was light.
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