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The KABC-TV view of the fire engine extraction from other side
According to various news reports it took about seven hours to engineer the removal of LAFD's Engine 60 from the sinkhole that swallowed it this morning. Pulling it just from the rear didn't work and heavy equipment was need to pull the front. The KABC-TV video gives you the best view of the removal, the damage to the rig and a look at the hole at low tide.
Here's the story from the AP:
Crews using a crane have pulled a fire engine from a large sinkhole that opened as it was responding to a broken water main on a Los Angeles street.
Four firefighters escaped injury as mud and water poured into the vehicle's cabin Tuesday in the San Fernando Valley.
The firefighters were attempting to back the 22-ton engine out of the street when the collapse occurred.
The sinkhole was caused by a broken, 6-inch cast iron pipe. A Department of Water and Power official says it's unlikely the burst pipe is related to another one that broke two miles away over the weekend and flooded homes and cars.
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