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Nov 14, 2009 11:59 am US/Pacific

Lancaster Water Main Breaks, Sinkhole Swallows Car

LANCASTER An overnight water main break in Lancaster buckled pavement and created a sinkhole that swallowed a car, and repair efforts continue today.

The main break occurred about 10 p.m. Friday in the 44800 block of Beech
Avenue, near Lancaster Boulevard, a sheriff's watch commander at the
Lancaster station said.

A video crew at the scene said no one was injured as the car slowly sank.

The watch commander said the size of the hole grew overnight and estimated it at 4-5 feet deep. The line that broke was reportedly repaired just
1-1/2 years ago.

Los Angeles County public works crews closed the street to traffic.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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