Two separate water pipe ruptures caused flooding in Venice neighborhoods on Saturday, just days after a massive water main burst in West Hollywood, gushing millions of gallons onto city streets.
The first pipe break was reported at around 8 a.m. in the Venice Canals area, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. They said that since the pipe burst happened on private property, they did not handle the incident and were unable to provide further details.
Hours later, at around 12:30 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department crews were dispatched to the 200 block of Grand Boulevard, just blocks from the first incident, in response to reports of additional flooding.
LADWP officials said that a 6-inch cast-iron main break and that services would be affected for 67 customers. Repair crews were working to replace the broken line on Sunday evening, but there was no timetable as to when the repairs would be completed.
The two ruptured mains were part of a string of incidents to happen across the city in recent days, though officials have not said if they're all connected. On Thursday, a 110-year-old section of a 36-inch trunk line ruptured and approximately 17 million gallons of water gushed into city streets.
Repair work was still underway on Saturday afternoon, where they said "really great progress" had been made during a news conference earlier in the day. They were still unable to guarantee when the area would be reopened.
LADWP repair crews were also working to fix a 6-inch cast-iron main that burst in the 6000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood on Saturday. They said that 70 customers were impacted and were unable to provide a time as to when restoration would be completed.