A massive water line break sent a geyser shooting into the air and turned busy Sunset Boulevard into a raging river that roared down the thoroughfare and flooded the nearby UCLA campus.
The water trapped at least three people in cars, flooded underground parking lots on the UCLA campus and sent a dramatic cascade pouring down the stairs into Pauley Pavilion, according to officials and television news footage.
The water was also flooding campus athletic fields, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The water main ruptured shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of Sunset Boulevard, fire officials said.
Sunset Boulevard was closed in both directions from Marymount Place to Westwood Plaza, complicating the rush-hour commute for scores of drivers.
Water was as high as wheel wells shortly after the flooding began, and vehicles were stranded in parking structures. The LAFD assisted three motorists.
There is a possible need for local evacuations, according to the LAFD.
Poster Comment:
WE NEED A DEMONSTRATION ACCUSING LA CITY COUNCIL OF ANTI-SEMITISM. NO MONEY FOR THE WATER PIPES. SEND IT ALL TO ISRAEL. IT WORKED IN DETROIT.