Pipeline Leak Cuts Water to 20 in Atwater Village, Restoration Expected at 10 p.m.

ATWATER VILLAGE, CA — A pipeline "leak" cut water service to 20 Atwater Village homes and businesses today and flooded a section of Silver Lake Boulevard, authorities said.

Firefighters responded just before 2 p.m. to reports of street flooding near 3256 Perlita Avenue from an apparent waterline break, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

No formal evacuations were issued, but at least one home was threatened and all lanes of Silver Lake Boulevard between Atwater and Perlita Avenues were closed, Humphrey said.

Crews with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power were working into the night to contain the flow from the 6-inch pipe and make needed repairs, said DWP spokesman Albert Rodriguez.

Service to all customers was expected to return by 10 p.m., Rodriguez said.

He added there were no reports of property damage or major street damage.

— City News Service, photo via Shutterstock