LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - At least 1.5 million gallons of sewage spewed from a 90-year-old pipe that burst in an industrial area near downtown Los Angeles, leading ocean waters downriver in Long Beach to close, officials said Tuesday.
The top of the 60-inch sewer pipe collapsed Monday afternoon, causing a blockage and forcing it to overflow and belch a stinky sludge onto streets and into drains that flow into the concrete-bottomed Los Angeles River.
Los Angeles sewage spill shuts down ocean 20 miles away