West Hollywood Water Main Break Floods Homes and Cars, Opens Sinkhole A recent water main break in West Hollywood flooded homes and cars, and opened a massive sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard.
According to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, the rupture was caused by pipes that are over 100 years old.
The immediate impact of the break was devastating: multiple roadways were closed, homes and cars were flooded, and two men even fell into the sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard.