Crews Restore Water After Car Slams Into Hydrant In Venice

VENICE, CA — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews are working to restore water service to an area of Venice after a vehicle sheared off a water hydrant.

Two water mains were closed by repair crews after the problem was reported near Pacific Avenue and Reef Street late Monday morning, according to the LADWP.

It's not immediately known how many customers are affected by the outage.

Water was restored in the area at 2:25 p.m., LADWP told Patch.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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