A Messy Break
A 6-inch water main in the 23000 block of Mosby Street in Woodland Hills broke Wednesday morning, flooding the residential street and causing pavement to buckle, authorities said.
Thermal stress on the pipe from colder winter weather caused the water main to break shortly before 8 a.m., said Ed Freudenburg, a spokesman for the Department of Water and Power. The water main was repaired by noon.
DWP crews shut off water to the 15 homes on the block while they repaired the break, Freudenburg said.
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