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Businesses Evacuated After Ruptured Water Main Floods Morena Streets, Opens Sinkhole

/in , /by /Times of San Diego

A water main ruptured at a construction site in a Morena commercial district Thursday, causing a sinkhole, evacuations of businesses and closures of nearby traffic lanes.

The failed pipeline began flooding the 800 block of Sherman Street about 3:45 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

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Miles of Aging Water Lines Remain Under San Diego

/in , /by /ABC 10 News San Diegoby Jonathan Horn

City and Caltrans crews remained at work in downtown Tuesday, cleaning up the mess after two water main breaks on Sunday closed freeway on-ramps and flooded businesses.

The first break came from a 76-year-old cast iron pipe near 11th and A street, which flooded local businesses and snarled traffic. Some time later, a 62-year-old concrete steel cylinder pipe failed near balboa park.

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