Parts of UCLA’s campus and a portion of Sunset Blvd were flooded like crazy on Tuesday afternoon after a water line broke on Sunset Blvd. which runs along the north border of the campus, before finally being shut off after abound three hours.
The water main broke around 3:24 p.m., leading to water just rushing out around Pauley Pavilion. Next to Pauley Pavilion are some athletic fields used mostly for intramural activities, and there is an underground parking lot below the fields. The water outside Pauley was about ankle deep and rushing down the stairs to the parking lot, resembling the portion of the Universal Studios tram ride where the flood occurs:
The pipe that burst is 30 inches in diameter and dates back to 1921.
Oh, and did we mention that Southern California is supposedly in a drought? And did we mention that tax dollars will be paying to fix these problems? And did we mention that Pauley Pavilion recently underwent a $133 million renovation? Sounds like a blast.
One person needed to be rescued and a few cars reportedly were stranded as a result of the flood.
Water was being lost at around 35,000 gallons a minute according to a spokesperson. An estimated 8-10 million gallons of water were lost in total.
Below are more pictures and videos of the flooding at UCLA:
And clearly that least tweet is incorrect — the floor at Pauley: pic.twitter.com/GTW0MeZ3sR (via @alecbruins)
— Jeff Eisenberg (@JeffEisenberg) July 30, 2014
Here is a photo of UCLA men's basketball locker room. Flooding. pic.twitter.com/latTmyyCny
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) July 30, 2014
