Pipe Bursts, Sending 100,000 Gallons Into Hollywood Hills Neighborhood

A nearly century-old water main burst in the Hollywood Hills in the predawn hours Wednesday, cracking sidewalks and pavement and submerging cars as at least 100,000 gallons of water spewed into a residential neighborhood.

Much of the flooding had subsided by 10 a.m., but about 20 customers near the break in the 6400 block of Dix Street were without water, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power .... http://www.latimes.com