RUPTURED MAIN CLOSES ROAD, STALLS FIRE EFFORT.Byline: Daily News A broken water main that snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. traffic along Roscoe Boulevard on Wednesday also caused headaches for firefighters, who encountered low water pressure as they battled a blaze in a Reseda home. Flames were shooting from the home in the 7800 block of Yarmouth Avenue when firefighters arrived about 7:50 p.m., but low water pressure prevented them from effectively fighting the blaze, Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokeswoman Melissa Kelley said. Firefighters used the water in their engines to dowse dowse 1 also douse intr.v. dowsed also doused, dows·ing also dous·ing, dows·es also dous·es To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals. the blaze, which engulfed one room of the single-story home. They also brought in water trucks to help fight the fire, she said. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire was under investigation. The water main break shut down a stretch of Roscoe between Reseda Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue about 4:35 p.m. and disrupted dis·rupt tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts 1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech. 2. rush-hour traffic by shutting down several intersections, Kelley said. Officials initially thought the pipe was a 40-inch main, but later learned it was an eight-inch main. It was unknown what caused the rupture rupture, in medicine: see hernia. or when it would be repaired, Kelley said. Andrea Cavanaugh, (818)713-3669 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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