Water Main Break Floods Sunset Boulevard as Crews Struggle to Shut Flow 2.5 Hours Later
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 16
Water Main Break Floods Sunset Boulevard as Crews Struggle to Shut Flow 2.5 Hours Later
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 16
Summary
Thousands of gallons of water surged down Sunset Boulevard before dawn Thursday after a water main break flooded a major West Hollywood intersection and nearby streets.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews responded just before 4 a.m., but the flow was still not shut off by 6:30 a.m., prompting sheriff’s deputies and firefighters to remain at the scene.
Holloway Drive, Palm Avenue and Hancock Avenue were inundated as water ran downhill toward Santa Monica Boulevard, turning streets into fast-moving channels.
Underground parking garages at neighborhood apartments flooded, and a bus depot at Santa Monica and San Vicente boulevards became a shallow lake as the disruption spread.