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.
Westwood water-main break, UCLA campus, July 29, 2014. (Gene Blevins/Los Angeles Daily News)
Westwood water-main break, UCLA campus, July 29, 2014. Photo: Vu Pham (Vu Pham)
Westwood water-main break, UCLA campus, July 29, 2014. (Vu Pham )
Pauley Pavilion, July 29, 2014 (Gene Blevins/Los Angeles Daily News)
Westwood water-main break, UCLA campus, July 29, 2014. (Vu Pham)
Westwood water-main break, UCLA campus, July 29, 2014. (Chun-Ming Zhang)
Westwood water-main break, UCLA campus, July 29, 2014. (Gene Blevins/Los Angeles Daily News)
Westwood water-main break, Sunset Boulevard, July 29, 2014. (Gene Blevins/Los Angeles Daily News)