Water main break in west El Paso causes sinkhole; water flows downhill for miles
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EL PASO, Texas -- A water main break on Thursday afternoon caused a sinkhole as well wet road conditions in a portion of west El Paso.
Crews were working to fix the leaking water main in the 4400 block of Stanton; one lane was closed for about a block for the work crews.
The water main break caused a sinkhole estimated to be about 10 to 12 feet in size.
In addition, water also flowed downhill for several miles, even causing wet road conditions along Mesa.