A water main break on Sunday caused what the Burbank Police Department called a large sinkhole -- the second sinkhole in the city in the past two months.
The sinkhole at Winona Avenue and Brighton Street around 1:30 p.m. was caused by a crack in the pipe, said Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn.
Though the police department initially expected street closures and repairs to last one to two days, crews repaired the pipe and streets were reopened about 12 hours later, Ryburn said.
This is the second "sinkhole" incident in two months, with another occurrence also caused by a water main break sometime in November, he said.
The recent incident also follows an early morning water main break on Dec. 7 at Olive Avenue and Niagara Street after a 6-inch cast-iron pipe burst underground, causing water to flood Niagara Street and flow toward Alameda Avenue, Ryburn said.
