Massive water main break floods Sunset Boulevard, creates sinkhole in West Hollywood
A water main broke in West Hollywood, flooding a neighborhood off Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive.
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A water main broke in West Hollywood, flooding a neighborhood off Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive.
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