Flooding from a broken water main began to create a sinkhole on a Westwood street before Los Angeles Water and Power Department crews were able to shut off the water, authorities said Tuesday.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were called at 10:30 p.m. Monday to the 10400 block of Wilkins Avenue near Thayer Avenue where they learned the flooding began when an old 8-inch-wide cast iron pipe broke and began gushing water, KTLA 5 reported.
A sinkhole began to form until LADWP crews arrived and shut off the water.