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Bus Hits Hydrant in Downtown Berkeley Causing Major Leak

Scott Morris (BCN)
Wednesday September 10, 2014 - 11:47:00 PM

An AC Transit bus hit and sheared off a fire hydrant this afternoon in downtown Berkeley, causing a geyser of water to erupt, a deputy fire chief said. 

The crash was reported at 4:03 p.m. at Shattuck Avenue and Center Street, fire Deputy Chief Avery Webb said. 

The bus knocked over a fire hydrant and sent a large plume of water into the air. Webb did not know whether the flow of water had been shut off as of about 4:45 p.m. 

No medical assistance was called for, he said.