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Water Floods Into Street From Hit Fire Hydrant

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A fire hydrant in Aurora that was hit by a car Wednesday morning sent water pouring into the street.

It happened shortly after 6:30 a.m. at South Buckley Road and East Iliff Avenue.

Water was shut off by 6:56 a.m.

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Water flows from a hit fire hydrant (credit: CBS)

It is unclear what happened to the vehicle that struck the hydrant.

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Copter4 flew over the hydrant where water was pouring out of it early Wednesday morning (credit: CBS)

Copter4 flew over the scene where water was pouring from the hydrant and flooding the street. Cars slowed down near the intersection to avoid splashing through the flowing water.

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(credit: CBS)

Crews arrived once the water was shut off to make repairs to the hydrant.

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(credit: CBS)
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