COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A gusher erupted Friday morning after a fire hydrant was sheared in an apparent hit-and-run collision at a Compton intersection, authorities said.
The crash was reported about 5:47 a.m. at Wilmington Avenue and Vista Bella Way, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Firefighters and CHP officers responded to the scene, where the geyser resulted in minor flooding of the street and in a nearby commercial parking lot.
California Water Service personnel were summoned to the location. The water was shut off at 6:46 a.m.