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Crash opens hydrant at Five Points

Jaden Tunnell, a city of Modesto Water Department worker, turns off the water to the gushing hydrant that was sheared off by a semi truck Monday at Five Points in downtown Modesto.
Jaden Tunnell, a city of Modesto Water Department worker, turns off the water to the gushing hydrant that was sheared off by a semi truck Monday at Five Points in downtown Modesto. Debbie Noda dnoda@modbee.com

At the Five Points intersection at the entrance to downtown Modesto, a fire hydrant was sheared off by semi truck as it turned the corner, sending a 50-foot-high gusher into the air and flooding the nearby street by the Bank of Agriculture & Commerce late Monday morning. City workers responded and turned off the water flow. There were no reports of injury.

This story was originally published January 12, 2015 at 7:53 PM with the headline "Crash opens hydrant at Five Points."

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