Gut punch for West Hollywood as another torrent of water rushes down the street

West Hollywood is wet again.

Yet another main break coated the streets in water on Thursday morning near Laurel Hardware on Santa Monica Boulevard and Laurel Avenue around 6 a.m.

The break happened around two miles away from the disastrous Sunset Boulevard water main break, and looks to be less impactful than last week’s deluge.

The new water main break is not believed to be related to the Sunset Boulevard break, a source told ABC 7.

Terrifying flood waters from a water main break – from pipes that were over 100 years old – filled the streets of West Hollywood last week, distressing morning commuters.

A “major water main break” occurred in the area of Sunset Blvd and Holloway Dr, the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Office told The California Post.

The break caused property damage to businesses, smashed cars together, and even caused two men to fall into a sinkhole created by the flooding. The two men appeared to be fine.

Police said they did not know how the main break came about and were just doing traffic control in the area. They were inundated with calls about the floods.

Video from the area shows heavy flood water rushing down the streets of West Hollywood and around cars. Some eyewitnesses in the area reported that first-floor apartments and underground garages were flooded. Several cars also appeared to be trapped.

The men who fell in the sinkhole met their unfortunate luck when floodwaters opened a sinkhole before a KTLA reporter’s eyes, the reporter said.

“I’m astounded by the massive sinkhole that has just opened up before our eyes,” KTLA’s Annie Rose Ramos said.

Mayor Karen Bass said in a press conference that the “main challenge” associated with the main break is to morning commuters. She said the pipes were more than 100 years old.

West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman said at the same presser that “all of our residents, to our knowledge, are safe.”

Heilman told The California Post in an interview that the flooding was “significant” after the main broke and the city is going door-to-door to check on buildings and residents.

“Obviously a lot of people are still in a state of shock,” he said. “They have had water damage to their sub-garages. Their cars have been significantly damaged. We also have a couple of units that have been impacted. Right now, people are just trying to assess the damage, get people out to help them with the repairs and the remediation.”

Repairs on the sinkhole and pipe are ongoing.

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