Runaway Dumpster Sets Off Fire Hydrant in Belmont [PHOTO]

Belmont police are looking for two teen boys who pushed a dumpster into the street, which then rolled right into a fire hydrant, setting it off.

It all happened around 2:50 p.m. Monday, when police and fire crews got an emergency call regarding a runaway dumpster in the area of Carlmont and Village drives.

“Upon arrival, responders found that a dumpster, that had been outside an apartment complex under renovation, rolled down Carlmont Dr., across the intersection of Carlmont Dr. and Village Dr and collided with a fire hydrant,” Belmont Police Capt. Patrick Halleran said. “The sheared off hydrant wedged under the dumpster stopping it from continuing down the hill toward Alameda de las Pulgas.”

Though the dumpster was stuck in its tracks, that didn’t stop a small river of water from flowing to the Alameda, Halleran said.

Witnesses told police that they saw two teenage boys push the dumpster from the sidewalk near the apartment complex and into the intersection of Calrmont and Village, according to Halleran. They then took off running westbound up Carlmont Drive toward Hastings Drive.

“The two boys, who are being sought by police, are described as white males, one wearing a red and black sweatshirt and jeans and the other was wearing a blue sweatshirt and jeans,” he said. “One of the boys was carrying a backpack.”

It took about 10 minutes to get the water shut off, but street was closed Monday until about 5 p.m.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Belmont Police at 650-595-7400.