Sewage spill closes California beaches

Several beaches in Long Beach and Los Angeles were forced to close Friday after nearly 4 million gallons of sewage spilled in the Dominguez Channel.

The massive spill was the result of a failure of the 48-inch sewer main in Carson, California, on Thursday, the city of Long Beach said.

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