Residents of a Harbor Gateway neighborhood were without water for about 12 hours today following a water main break in their street.
Firefighters and a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crew responded to the 700 block of 133rd Street about 1:30 a.m. when water began gushing from under the ground.
DWP spokeswoman Jane Galbraith said a 6-inch cast iron main failed.
Water flooded the street and flowed onto nearby Menlo Avenue, rising above residents' curbs and onto driveways and yards. It did not enter any homes, but left thick mud on several driveways.
"The whole street all the way to the corner," said resident Nicholas Galvan. "It was a lot of water."
Water service was shut off and a crew worked Sunday morning to repair the pipe. The water
seepage did not cause a sinkhole, but the crew dug a 4-foot-by-5-foot hole in the street to access the pipe.
This break is one of a rash in DWP areas in recent weeks.
Water service was restored about 1 p.m.
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