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Spectrum Van Pulled From Sinkhole As Water Main Break Floods Road in LA; Driver Unharmed

N Normandie Ave & Franklin Ave

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Summary

  • A large water main break at the intersection of N Normandie Ave and Franklin Ave in Los Angeles caused significant flooding and a sinkhole. Video shows a Spectrum truck sinking into a crater as a result.
  • Firefighters and the Department of Transportation are on the scene, with police en route to assist in managing the situation.
  • According to Spectrum, the technician operating the van was unharmed.

Timeline

The van appears to have been freed from the sinkhole, per the latest user footage.

According to Spectrum, the technician operating the van was unharmed.

The windshield wipers on the van are still working, per user video.

The road remains closed nearby.

Video shows a Spectrum truck sinking into a crater after a water main burst.

The Department of Transportation is working to block off all sides of the intersection due to the flooding.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:27
Metro, Engine 13, go ahead and put you in first 5. Engine 13, roger. Metro, Engine 82, advise DOT, we're going to need them to block off all four sides of this intersection out, east, west, north, south. Engine 82, roger, we notified DWP, DOT, and LAPD. 82, copy.

Police have received a report of a sinkhole at the scene. They are en route.

LA 20 Olympic Area Β· 0:19
Any Hollywood or Northeast unit available to meet the fire department on a watering break with a sinkhole? It's on Franklin and Normandie. It's Code 2, incident 1958, RD 639. 38th Street, all suspects in custody. 6831, no further. 31 Roger, show us en route to that request for the sinkhole. 6831, roger.

Firefighters report a large water main break causing flooding and have requested assistance from the Department of Transportation.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:26
Metro, Engine 82. Engine 82, go. If you notify DDP, they have a large water break at this intersection of Franklin and Normandie. It's on Normandie, just north of Franklin. We're going to need DOT at this intersection also. We're checking for the flow damage. Engine 82, roger.

Firefighters have received a report of flooding at the intersection.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:04
Engine 82, flooding, intersection of Franklin and Normandie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at N Normandie Ave & Franklin Ave.

The van appears to have been freed from the sinkhole, per the latest user footage.

According to Spectrum, the technician operating the van was unharmed.

The windshield wipers on the van are still working, per user video.

The road remains closed nearby.

Video shows a Spectrum truck sinking into a crater after a water main burst.

The Department of Transportation is working to block off all sides of the intersection due to the flooding.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:27
Metro, Engine 13, go ahead and put you in first 5. Engine 13, roger. Metro, Engine 82, advise DOT, we're going to need them to block off all four sides of this intersection out, east, west, north, south. Engine 82, roger, we notified DWP, DOT, and LAPD. 82, copy.

Police have received a report of a sinkhole at the scene. They are en route.

LA 20 Olympic Area Β· 0:19
Any Hollywood or Northeast unit available to meet the fire department on a watering break with a sinkhole? It's on Franklin and Normandie. It's Code 2, incident 1958, RD 639. 38th Street, all suspects in custody. 6831, no further. 31 Roger, show us en route to that request for the sinkhole. 6831, roger.

Firefighters report a large water main break causing flooding and have requested assistance from the Department of Transportation.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:26
Metro, Engine 82. Engine 82, go. If you notify DDP, they have a large water break at this intersection of Franklin and Normandie. It's on Normandie, just north of Franklin. We're going to need DOT at this intersection also. We're checking for the flow damage. Engine 82, roger.

Firefighters have received a report of flooding at the intersection.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:04
Engine 82, flooding, intersection of Franklin and Normandie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at N Normandie Ave & Franklin Ave.

The van appears to have been freed from the sinkhole, per the latest user footage.

According to Spectrum, the technician operating the van was unharmed.

The windshield wipers on the van are still working, per user video.

The road remains closed nearby.

Video shows a Spectrum truck sinking into a crater after a water main burst.

The Department of Transportation is working to block off all sides of the intersection due to the flooding.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:27
Metro, Engine 13, go ahead and put you in first 5. Engine 13, roger. Metro, Engine 82, advise DOT, we're going to need them to block off all four sides of this intersection out, east, west, north, south. Engine 82, roger, we notified DWP, DOT, and LAPD. 82, copy.

Police have received a report of a sinkhole at the scene. They are en route.

LA 20 Olympic Area Β· 0:19
Any Hollywood or Northeast unit available to meet the fire department on a watering break with a sinkhole? It's on Franklin and Normandie. It's Code 2, incident 1958, RD 639. 38th Street, all suspects in custody. 6831, no further. 31 Roger, show us en route to that request for the sinkhole. 6831, roger.

Firefighters report a large water main break causing flooding and have requested assistance from the Department of Transportation.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:26
Metro, Engine 82. Engine 82, go. If you notify DDP, they have a large water break at this intersection of Franklin and Normandie. It's on Normandie, just north of Franklin. We're going to need DOT at this intersection also. We're checking for the flow damage. Engine 82, roger.

Firefighters have received a report of flooding at the intersection.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:04
Engine 82, flooding, intersection of Franklin and Normandie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at N Normandie Ave & Franklin Ave.

The van appears to have been freed from the sinkhole, per the latest user footage.

According to Spectrum, the technician operating the van was unharmed.

The windshield wipers on the van are still working, per user video.

The road remains closed nearby.

Video shows a Spectrum truck sinking into a crater after a water main burst.

The Department of Transportation is working to block off all sides of the intersection due to the flooding.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:27
Metro, Engine 13, go ahead and put you in first 5. Engine 13, roger. Metro, Engine 82, advise DOT, we're going to need them to block off all four sides of this intersection out, east, west, north, south. Engine 82, roger, we notified DWP, DOT, and LAPD. 82, copy.

Police have received a report of a sinkhole at the scene. They are en route.

LA 20 Olympic Area Β· 0:19
Any Hollywood or Northeast unit available to meet the fire department on a watering break with a sinkhole? It's on Franklin and Normandie. It's Code 2, incident 1958, RD 639. 38th Street, all suspects in custody. 6831, no further. 31 Roger, show us en route to that request for the sinkhole. 6831, roger.

Firefighters report a large water main break causing flooding and have requested assistance from the Department of Transportation.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:26
Metro, Engine 82. Engine 82, go. If you notify DDP, they have a large water break at this intersection of Franklin and Normandie. It's on Normandie, just north of Franklin. We're going to need DOT at this intersection also. We're checking for the flow damage. Engine 82, roger.

Firefighters have received a report of flooding at the intersection.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:04
Engine 82, flooding, intersection of Franklin and Normandie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at N Normandie Ave & Franklin Ave.

The van appears to have been freed from the sinkhole, per the latest user footage.

According to Spectrum, the technician operating the van was unharmed.

The windshield wipers on the van are still working, per user video.

The road remains closed nearby.

Video shows a Spectrum truck sinking into a crater after a water main burst.

The Department of Transportation is working to block off all sides of the intersection due to the flooding.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:27
Metro, Engine 13, go ahead and put you in first 5. Engine 13, roger. Metro, Engine 82, advise DOT, we're going to need them to block off all four sides of this intersection out, east, west, north, south. Engine 82, roger, we notified DWP, DOT, and LAPD. 82, copy.

Police have received a report of a sinkhole at the scene. They are en route.

LA 20 Olympic Area Β· 0:19
Any Hollywood or Northeast unit available to meet the fire department on a watering break with a sinkhole? It's on Franklin and Normandie. It's Code 2, incident 1958, RD 639. 38th Street, all suspects in custody. 6831, no further. 31 Roger, show us en route to that request for the sinkhole. 6831, roger.

Firefighters report a large water main break causing flooding and have requested assistance from the Department of Transportation.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:26
Metro, Engine 82. Engine 82, go. If you notify DDP, they have a large water break at this intersection of Franklin and Normandie. It's on Normandie, just north of Franklin. We're going to need DOT at this intersection also. We're checking for the flow damage. Engine 82, roger.

Firefighters have received a report of flooding at the intersection.

Fire S of Mulholland Β· 0:04
Engine 82, flooding, intersection of Franklin and Normandie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at N Normandie Ave & Franklin Ave.

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Comments30

BowieUser500162007Oct 14 at 2:16 PM

Some of us are bicoastal and have families in many parts this info is helpful when phone lines jam or you need to alert others

atlantaUser1263956012Oct 14 at 2:12 PM

If only our government cared enough to do something about stuff like this…but no we have to pay for a ballroom and stupid tv ads and another country’s war πŸ™ƒ

mesaUser1590203018Oct 14 at 10:22 PM

Did they really update the timeline to tell us the wipers were working 😭 glad everyone is ok since u know priorities are the wipers?

losangelesUser1923662009Oct 14 at 7:30 PM

Spectrum going the extra mile, really getting in there to lay the fiber optic cable, congrats πŸŽ‰

BowieUser500162007Oct 14 at 2:16 PM

Some of us are bicoastal and have families in many parts this info is helpful when phone lines jam or you need to alert others

atlantaUser1263956012Oct 14 at 2:12 PM

If only our government cared enough to do something about stuff like this…but no we have to pay for a ballroom and stupid tv ads and another country’s war πŸ™ƒ

mesaUser1590203018Oct 14 at 10:22 PM

Did they really update the timeline to tell us the wipers were working 😭 glad everyone is ok since u know priorities are the wipers?

losangelesUser1923662009Oct 14 at 7:30 PM

Spectrum going the extra mile, really getting in there to lay the fiber optic cable, congrats πŸŽ‰

BowieUser500162007Oct 14 at 2:16 PM

Some of us are bicoastal and have families in many parts this info is helpful when phone lines jam or you need to alert others

atlantaUser1263956012Oct 14 at 2:12 PM

If only our government cared enough to do something about stuff like this…but no we have to pay for a ballroom and stupid tv ads and another country’s war πŸ™ƒ

mesaUser1590203018Oct 14 at 10:22 PM

Did they really update the timeline to tell us the wipers were working 😭 glad everyone is ok since u know priorities are the wipers?

losangelesUser1923662009Oct 14 at 7:30 PM

Spectrum going the extra mile, really getting in there to lay the fiber optic cable, congrats πŸŽ‰

BowieUser500162007Oct 14 at 2:16 PM

Some of us are bicoastal and have families in many parts this info is helpful when phone lines jam or you need to alert others

atlantaUser1263956012Oct 14 at 2:12 PM

If only our government cared enough to do something about stuff like this…but no we have to pay for a ballroom and stupid tv ads and another country’s war πŸ™ƒ

mesaUser1590203018Oct 14 at 10:22 PM

Did they really update the timeline to tell us the wipers were working 😭 glad everyone is ok since u know priorities are the wipers?

losangelesUser1923662009Oct 14 at 7:30 PM

Spectrum going the extra mile, really getting in there to lay the fiber optic cable, congrats πŸŽ‰

BowieUser500162007Oct 14 at 2:16 PM

Some of us are bicoastal and have families in many parts this info is helpful when phone lines jam or you need to alert others

atlantaUser1263956012Oct 14 at 2:12 PM

If only our government cared enough to do something about stuff like this…but no we have to pay for a ballroom and stupid tv ads and another country’s war πŸ™ƒ

mesaUser1590203018Oct 14 at 10:22 PM

Did they really update the timeline to tell us the wipers were working 😭 glad everyone is ok since u know priorities are the wipers?

losangelesUser1923662009Oct 14 at 7:30 PM

Spectrum going the extra mile, really getting in there to lay the fiber optic cable, congrats πŸŽ‰

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