Water Main Break Floods Sherman Oaks Street
KTLA reports a 6-inch water main broke near Varna Drive early Saturday.
A water main break sent water down a residential street in Sherman Oaks early Saturday, surrounding parked vehicles and affecting nearly two dozen customers, according to KTLA’s report.
KTLA cited the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in reporting that a 6-inch main broke around 1:05 a.m. near 5040 Varna Drive.
Source: KTLA.
Correction: An earlier version included unsupported statements about injuries, traffic, repairs and restoration timing, and incorrectly described Saturday as a weekday. Those statements have been removed.
Prepared with AI assistance from the cited sources.
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