The quiet summer campus of UCLA found itself suddenly steeped in water and chaos after a major water pipe burst and spewed some eight million gallons, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the school's storied basketball court less than two
A 90-year-old water main broke near the University of California, Los Angeles, on Tuesday, spilling 8 million to 10 million gallons of water. As The Los Angeles Times explains, officials are facing some tough questions this morning because it took them
Crews have cleaned up the sludge and broken pavement around a burst water main that deluged UCLA on Tuesday but still have to drain the pipe so they can begin repairs, officials said. A cause for the rupture had yet to be determined and it was unclear
“There's almost no chance that any portion of Sunset around UCLA will be open," Councilman Paul Koretz said at a news conference Tuesday night. Mayor Eric Garcetti said drivers should consider using Olympic and Santa Monica boulevards as alternate
No injuries were reported from the flooding at UCLA, and many students used the occasion to wade down steps that became waterfalls. Some broke out floats and were pulled through the accumulated water. Patrick Huggins and Mattahew Bamberger,
UCLA water-main break: Hundreds of cars remain marooned on campus
