The high-speed pursuit began shortly after 11 a.m. and ended less than two minutes later, an LAPD spokesperson said.
Video from AIR7 HD showed a torrent of water gushing through a white Kia Soul after the car knocked over the fire hydrant on a sidewalk. Two other damaged civilian vehicles were also seen at the crash site.
The suspects involved in the chase were at large after the crash, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Descriptions of the suspects were not available.
Another multi-vehicle crash, this one involving at least one LAPD cruiser, occurred at the nearby intersection of Farmdale Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. Whether that collision was connected to the police pursuit was not immediately confirmed.