Major Water Main Break Floods Businesses, Shuts Down Street in Downtown Los Angeles

At around 8:29 p.m. Thursday, a water leak large enough to cause "pavement disruption" was reported near 133 East 6th Street, L.A. Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.

LAFD crews and workers from the Department of Water and Power responded to the scene, but the street flooding had gotten so severe they had to close 6th Street between 5th and 7th.

(...) Workers from the DWP were able to stop the water flow around 10:00 p.m. By shutting off four valves in the area.

Authorities say that all of the businesses on the street will be out of water until the problem can be fixed.