Towering Geyser From Water Main Break Damages Hollywood Home

Water rocketing into the air from a broken water main flooded streets, caused a sinkhole and led to evacuations Thursday night after a saturated roof collapsed in Hollywood.

The incident was reported at around 9:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of, coincidentally, West Fountain Avenue.

Aerial footage showed the roof of a home nearby had collapsed due to water damage. Several homes in the area have been evacuated as a precaution.

A woman was rescued by firefighters from a nearby two-story residence where the roof collapsed. The property was red-tagged by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.

Capt. Adam Knabe said the first firefighters at the scene discovered the sinkhole, but were soon notified that a woman was trapped in a nearby home.

“There was a woman trapped inside this single-family dwelling just adjacent to the water main break. Water fell on top of the roof of the house, subsequently causing the roof to collapse.

“The engine company heroically entered the house and were able to pull her out.”

Several homes in the area were evacuated.