A Broken Water Main Has Put UCLA's Basketball Court Under A Foot Of Water
A water main broke near the campus of UCLA on Wednesday and the photos being shared on social media are showing a campus increasingly underwater.
The famed basketball court of the Bruins is now under a foot of water as crews currently try to stop the flooding.
#flooding #ucla >> RT: @laurenm No, really, the holiest of college basketball arenas is underwater right now: pic.twitter.com/2fgz46lzid #ucla
- Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) July 30, 2014
It all began when a water main broke, sending water shooting into the air up to 30 feet, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Students were forced to seek the high ground as water quickly accumulated across campus.
UCLA, Sunset Boulevard flooded after enormous water main break: http://t.co/Ve6Q1dpKfD pic.twitter.com/8wlDi1Dfz9
- SpeedReads (@SpeedReads) July 30, 2014
While some decided to just try and find a way through it.
Here's the outside of Pauley Pavillion, home to both Bruins Men and Women's Basketball.
UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, Drake Field flooded after huge water main break http://t.co/WyJZcgdrHl (photo @KariVanHorn) pic.twitter.com/BoQfJalmWx
- Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 30, 2014
This video shows the speed of water rushing down the stairs at Pauley Pavillion
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