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FILE - This Dec. 10, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil. A worker was injured in an accident outside this World Cup stadium, local organizers said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Organizers in charge of the stadium's construction said the worker was hurt while dismantling a crane that was used to install the roof. (AP Photo/Renata Brito, File)
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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Deputy Director Darryl Latimer speaks to media after street flooding caused by a water main break on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 on Detroit's east side. Several vehicles were stuck in water and ice, prompting a rescue by police officers on construction equipment. The break was reported about 5 a.m. Friday in the area of Gratiot Avenue at Conner Street. The scoop of a front-end loader was used to carry two people stranded in a minivan. Crews also worked to clear ice and water from the area, which is closed to traffic. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/The Detroit New, David Coates)
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A water main break floods Gratiot just south of Conner Road in Detroit on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Street flooding caused by a water main break on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 on Detroit's east side left several vehicles stuck in water and ice, prompting a rescue by police officers on construction equipment. The break was reported about 5 a.m. Friday in the area of Gratiot Avenue at Conner Street. (AP Photo/The Detroit New, David Coates)
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Street flooding caused by a water main break on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 on Detroit's east side left several vehicles stuck in water and ice, prompting a rescue by police officers on construction equipment. The break was reported about 5 a.m. Friday in the area of Gratiot Avenue at Conner Street. Police and firefighters responded to help free motorists. The scoop of a front-end loader was used to carry two people stranded in a minivan. Crews also worked to clear ice and water from the area, which is closed to traffic. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/The Detroit New, David Coates)
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A water main break flooded Detroits'east side Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Police riding in the scoop of a massive front end loader rescued two drivers from vehicles frozen in the massive water main break. In total, three cars and a mini-van ended up stranded in the mini-lake that formed.The scoop of a front-end loader was used to carry two people stranded in a minivan. Crews also worked to clear ice and water from the area, which is closed to traffic. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/The Detroit New, David Coates)
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Detroit police use the scoop of a front-end loader to carry two people stranded in a minivan to safety after street flooding caused by a water main break on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 on Detroit's east side. Several vehicles were stuck in water and ice, prompting a rescue by police officers on construction equipment. The break was reported about 5 a.m. Friday in the area of Gratiot Avenue at Conner Street. The scoop of a front-end loader was used to carry two people stranded in a minivan. Crews also worked to clear ice and water from the area, which is closed to traffic. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/The Detroit New, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT, NO SALES, NO MAGS, MANDATORY CREDIT
