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Berkeley Hills Water Main Break Triggers Power Outage, Sinkhole
Police urge people to avoid the area in Kensington, an unincorporated Contra Costa County community in the Berkeley Hills.
KENSINGTON, CA — A water main break in the Berkeley Hills has caused a significant sink hole and cut power to approximately 30 homes Wednesday night, according to the Kensington Police Department.
Police reported at 6:41 p.m. that the sink hole came about after a water main break in the 600 block of Oberlin Avenue and in the 100 block of Arlington Avenue near police headquarters caused flooding in the area and pushed debris into the roadway.
Police urge people to avoid the area in Kensington, an unincorporated area in the Berkeley Hills.
Officials with the East Bay Municipal Utility District responded to the scene and issued an alert that 10 homes were without service and estimated that water service would be restored by 7 a.m. Thursday.
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