Streets and Sidewalks Flooded in Los Angeles Water Main Break

The Fairfax District gusher was reported Saturday morning

Streets and sidewalks were flooded after a water main broke in Los Angeles early Saturday.

The gusher at Beverly Boulevard east of Formosa in the Fairfax District was reported at around 1:30 a.m, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said.

The break was repaired and water was restored about 1 p.m.

All lanes of Beverly Boulevard were set to reopen at 4 p.m. between Poinsettia Place and Alta Vista Boulevard after an hours-long closure.

No flooding-related damage was immediately reported. 

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