This post was updated at 9:28 a.m. Westwood’s CityTarget on Weyburn Avenue has closed for part of Friday because of water leaking from a half-inch pipe on the store’s ceiling early this morning. The leak, which started at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday, had stopped as of press time, but the store will stay closed […]
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Repairs on water pipe expected to end Friday night
Workers are expected finish replacing a water pipe Friday night that broke and caused flooding at UCLA Tuesday, after removing the damaged portion of the pipe from the ground this morning, officials said. After that, workers are set to begin the backfilling process to the trench before paving the road again, said Jeff Bray, Los […]
Six people exposed to carbon monoxide during flood cleanup
This post was updated on July 30 at 8:26 p.m. Six adult male workers at UCLA were exposed to carbon monoxide on Wednesday evening during the cleanup of Tuesday’s flood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The exposure came from a generator, said LAFD spokeswoman Katherine Main. She said the command post monitoring the situation is near […]
Students, staff still without cars after parking structures flood
Raven was the car of Sina Famenini’s dreams. Famenini had saved his money from summer and work study jobs to lease the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, which he affectionately named Raven because of its smooth black finish. The fourth-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student drove Raven from east Beverly Hills every day and parked on […]
City councilmembers urge LADWP to report cause of water main break
This post was updated at 8:08 p.m. Two Los Angeles city councilmembers are demanding that the L.A. Department of Water and Power report the cause of the water main break that flooded campus Tuesday and possible infrastructure problems that led to the break, in a motion released Wednesday evening. The motion was introduced by Councilmembers […]
Officials examine buildings as UCLA dries
UCLA workers and contractors are continuing to remove water and clear debris from areas affected by Tuesday’s flood, although officials say the water will not be cleared before Friday. Workers are using large blowers to dry out the buildings and are pumping standing water from Parking Structures 4 and 7, said Kelly Schmader, assistant vice […]
Graphic: Where the water flowed during the UCLA flood
Large areas of UCLA were covered Tuesday afternoon by water rushing from a water main break on Sunset Boulevard near Marymount High School. Pauley Pavilion, Parking Structures 4 and 7 and the Morgan Center are among the areas hit by the flood. Check out this graphic for a closer look at the extent of the flooding on campus. […]