A tower of water sprayed from a damaged fire hydrant Friday at a Van Nuys intersection, stopping traffic as water rained down on a street corner.
The hydrant was sheared, possibly by a big rig, near Van Nuys Boulevard and Sylvan Street. The flooded intersection remained closed as crews worked to turn off the water.
The water was shut down by 1:15 p.m. It was not immediately clear whether power lines in the area were damaged.
Motorists tweeted images of the intersection-turned-water park as they waited for the road to reopen.
Looks like they installed a new fountain on Van Nuys pic.twitter.com/7bcm2SB5iR — Chantal Newton (@Heeey_Shanteee) January 16, 2015
When Van nuys turns into a waterpark pic.twitter.com/yOJWeoHH3a — Maddie Shapiro (@maddieeshaps) January 16, 2015
