Traffic & Transit
Hydrant-Turned-Geyser Blocks Castro Valley Street
East Bay MUD workers responded to turn off the water.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA — In a contest between a big rig and a fire hydrant, put your money on the big rig.
This was the scene Monday morning in Castro Valley when a big rig truck sheared off a fire hydrant.
The crash happened at the corner of Center & Heyer.
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Alameda County firefighters, East Bay MUS workers and the California Highway Patrol teamed-up to keep people safe and to shut off the hydrant.
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