Watch: Huge gusher at UCLA creates huge mess
Officials say repairs to the UCLA-area water main, which sent 8 million to 10 million gallons of water gushing onto the campus, will take several days.
A nearly century-old water main burst Tuesday near UCLA, gushing water at 75,000 gallons a minute. For more than three hours, water surged onto the Westwood campus and Sunset Boulevard. Cars were trapped, and people were trapped in cars. Crews sandbagged Pauley Pavilion on campus even as students cavorted in the water. It was a once-in-a-lifetime photo op.
Video from the event has grabbed attention on social media. Check out the flooding below.
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