PHOTOS: Water-main break floods UCLA campus

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PHOTOS: Water-main break floods UCLA campusCrews try to repair a water-main break in Westwood on Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A broken water main near the UCLA campus Tuesday sent a geyser of water some 30 feet into the air, trapping people in underground parking garages and covering some of the best-known parts of campus in water, including the school's famed basketball arena.



The 30-inch, 93-year-old pipe that broke under nearby Sunset Boulevard made a raging river of the street and sent millions of gallons of water across the school's athletic facilities, including the famed floor of Pauley Pavilion, as well as a pair of parking structures that took the brunt of the damage. At least an inch of water covered the arena floor Tuesday night, and its locker rooms were also flooded.



Check out photos of the flooding above.





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