Water Main Floods Altadena Drive in Pasadena

Authorities asked the public to avoid the area after a water main burst along Altadena Drive in Pasadena on Monday, flooding the roadway.

Police first reported the mishap shortly before 4:50 p.m. along Altadena Drive, between Cooley Place and Paloma Street.

Video from the scene showed a BMW sedan’s tire stuck in a large crack that had opened in the roadway.

No injuries were reported, city officials said.

A Pasadena Water & Power crew was summoned to the scene.

The cause of the break was unclear.

Near #VictoryPark in #Pasadena this #BMW got stuck in a small sink-hole in a construction site along Altadena Dr. #PasadenaPD & #PasadenaFD are on scene. Driver was not seriously hurt. 10-18-21 1 pic.twitter.com/XtAKx8QkJi

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