Sludge Percolates Through Downtown (LA) Street

LAFD News & Information: Sludge Percolates Through Downtown Street

"…Firefighters were dispatched back to the location at 1245 PM when residents reported a "Black sludge" bubbling out of the manhole covers and from cracks in the street.

The first companies on scene reported possible sewage and heated water rising from the ground causing the street to buckle and heave. Olive Street was buckled one and one-half feet high and one hundred and twenty -five feet long.

…Tests performed by the LAFD Hazardous Materials teams were able to determine that the area was safe and no toxic or explosive hazards existed. Temperature samples taken from the sidewalks showed the ground temperature was 103 degrees. … "

Don’t these people go to the movies (Volcano -“A volcano erupts in downtown L.A.,”)?

Okay I’m sure it’s not that (cause that would really suck… so no bad thoughts… no bad thoughts…).

Still wouldn’t if just suck to wake up to “black sludge” bubbling up from your street and into your basement? Man, talk about a bad day…