HOLLYWOOD — A broken water main caused flooding and a roof collapse in Hollywood Thursday night, and a woman was rescued from the affected home.
Firefighters were called about 9:31 p.m. to the 6000 block of Fountain Avenue near Beachwood Drive where they found water from the broken main shooting approximately 30 feet into the air, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.
A woman was rescued by firefighters from a nearby two-story residence where the roof collapsed due to water damage from the flooding, NBC 4 reported.
The property was red-tagged by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.
As a precaution, several homes in the area were evacuated, Prange said.
Representatives from the Department of Transportation and Department of Water and Power were requested to the scene.
A sinkhole appeared to be forming, Prange said.
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