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COMMENTS: Sprang a Leak
All three newscasts could not resist the sensational images from suburban Maryland where a 66-inch water main pumping 150,000 gallons per minute sprang a leak, causing a flash flood down River Road in Bethesda: "a treacherous wall of water," ABC's Pierre Thomas called it…"surging waters," said CBS' Thalia Assuras…"a five foot wall of water and debris," according to NBC's Tom Costello. Firefighters had to use helicopters and boats to rescue people from ten cars. NBC's Costello noted that the main, built in 1964, was designed to last "75 to 100 years."
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