STREET CREW STRIKES WATER MAIN; VAN NUYS ERROR AFFECTS 50 HOMES IN NEIGHBORHOOD.Byline: Deborah Sullivan Daily News Staff Writer A broken water main under Burbank Boulevard on Friday delayed showers and thwarted thwart tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans. 2. hand washing  This article or section contains .The purpose of Wikipedia is to present facts, not to teach subject matter. for residents of about 50 homes on the block between Tyrone and Hazeltine avenues. ``It was a total disaster,'' resident Robaire Viloria said Friday afternoon. ``I was supposed to be at a seminar at 1 p.m. And I hadn't bathed yet.'' Department of Water and Power crews installing new power lines accidentally fractured Fractured is the Industrial Music band created by Canadian Nick Gorman in 2003. Located in Toronto Canada, his self produced release CD-R demo entitled Contami-Nation caught the attention of European label Dependent Records, who signed them. the 16-inch pipe around 8:30 a.m. while demolishing a subterranean concrete wall next to it, said Construction Supervisor Pat Gunning. ``We came across an old concrete wall, and in the process of breaking it out, the machine hit the water main and broke it,'' Gunning said. ``But then it takes quite a bit to fix it up.'' The broken water main flooded the intersection and shut off water service to 52 customers, said District Supervisor Gary Fleming Gary Fleming (born February 17, 1967) was a footballer from Derry. He started his career as a youth at Tristar Boys F.C. and later signed for Derry Athletic under the tutelage of coach Jim O'Hea. . It also delayed construction by several days on the new power lines, which are intended to reduce overload See information overload and overloading. on the current system, Gunning said. Gunning said crews cleaned up the spilled water within one-half hour but, to the chagrin of neighbors, were expected to take all day to replace the broken pipe. ``There's no water,'' said Isabel Rosales, 29. ``We don't have water in the bathroom, in the kitchen. We're using our drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. to wash our hands. We bought a gallon at the store.'' Viloria said the water that did seep out of neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. faucets was unusable. ``Some neighbors are getting some water, but it's coming out in little dribbles and very soiled,'' he said. ``We're kind of bumming here,'' said Chad Yasuhara, 20. ``It's just kind of getting things off to a slow start. We're just trying to look at our options here as far as all those little important things like bathing and brushing your teeth.'' Even bottled water delivery was hindered by the street blockades around the construction site, Viloria said. ``I myself do get Sparkletts, and they're supposed to get here today, if they can get through,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Construction crews damaged a water main under Burbank Boulevard on Friday. About 50 homes had no water as a result. Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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