. >> reporter: jim mcdaniel is the director of l.a. power and water. he says the water main break in the 90-year-old pipe caused 20 million gallons of water to spill onto city streets. >> this is one of our big eru eruptors. it's a big event for us. >> they toured the sinkhole this afternoon. >> that's one hell of a pothole. >> reporter: and while water breaks are not uncommon, this won't be your typical repair. >> normally we would just cut out a section of pipe and replace it real quick, but this is located where two pipes come together and create a problem for us. >> reporter: the break occurred yesterday along the 10000 block of sunset. the water sent a huge geyser shooting 30 feet into the sky. it took the department of water and power several hours to bring down the water pressure. they say an immediate shutdown would only have created other problems. >> even though losing water is a terrible waste, one thing we did not want to do is have the system go dry because that could lead to contamination. we were able to keep the system pressurized the w

. >> reporter: the general manager jim mcdaniel says crews are unable to make repairs as long as water to leak into the large crater left behind by yesterday's main line rupture. the reason? ancient pipes and valves. >> just like the pipe is 90- plus years old, the valves that shut off the pipe are also 90- plus years old. they don't always work as they are intended to. >> reporter: this is how it all started. it was 3:30 yesterday afternoon when a 30" pain line that was placed -- main line that was placed under what is now sunset boulevard in 1921 ruptured sending hundreds of thousands of gallons of water more than 30 feet in the air. it took 3 1/2 hours to turn the geyser into a trickle and in the meantime, drivers found their cars up to the wheel wells in water, four buildings at ucla taking the brunt of the flood. the hardwood floor at the pauley pavilion severely damaged. many cars in nearby parking structures soaked in floodwaters. one photographer captured this moment as a woman jumped to safety over rising floodwaters. and today, 24 hours later, water continued to flow into the

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