Broken water main cripples downtown London, Ontario
{{date|November 2, 2007}}
[[Image:London Sinkhole 2007.JPG|thumb|left|350px|Sinkhole in Downtown London, Ontario. {{Image source|Compmouse}}]]
Just before 5 a.m. on October 31, 2007, a water main broke underground in the middle of downtown [[w: London, Ontario|London, Ontario]] at the intersection of Wellington and Dundas. As water gushed 5 metres up into the air the pavement slowly eroded over several hours eventually causing a giant sinkhole 9 m wide and 4 m deep; large enough for a city bus to hide in. 

The quickly escaping water eventually flooded the entire basement of the [[w:Galleria Mall | Galleria Mall]] including the underground parking. The flooding affected several major electrical systems and left several downtown businesses over several blocks without power including City Hall, the [[w:Galleria Mall | Galleria Mall]], both [[w:TD Bank | TD Bank]] Buildings and [[w:CIBC|CIBC]] until 9 p.m. that night.
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*{{source|url=http://www.am980.ca/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428218912&rem=78501&red=80121823aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm
|title=Pointing Fingers for Watermain Break
|author=AM980
|pub=CFPL (AM)
|date=November 2, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=42.984213,-81.244626&spn=0.019213,0.029955&z=15&om=1&msid=108255902142679801704.00043de41d50729fe6d3d
|title=Affected Power Loss Area
|author=Valerie Lita
|pub=Google Maps
|date=October 31, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2007/10/31/4620104.html
|title=Size of downtown sinkhole stuns onlookers
|author=Patrick Maloney
|pub=Sun Media
|date=October 31, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2007/10/31/4620039.html
|title=Downtown remains dark as blackout drags on
|author=Randy Richmond and Patrick Maloney
|pub=Sun Media
|date=October 31, 2007}}

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[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Canada]]
Sinkhole in Downtown London, Ontario. 
Just before 5 a.m. on October 31, 2007, a water main broke underground in the middle of downtown London, Ontario at the intersection of Wellington and Dundas. As water gushed 5 metres up into the air the pavement slowly eroded over several hours eventually causing a giant sinkhole 9 m wide and 4 m deep; large enough for a city bus to hide in. 

The quickly escaping water eventually flooded the entire basement of the  Galleria Mall including the underground parking. The flooding affected several major electrical systems and left several downtown businesses over several blocks without power including City Hall, the  Galleria Mall, both  TD Bank Buildings and CIBC until 9 p.m. that night.
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