Water main break floods, damages road in Sherman Oaks

A water main break flooded and damaged a road in Sherman Oaks Wednesday afternoon.

The eight-inch break happened on the 4300 block of north Densmore Avenue. Views from SKY2 showed fire trucks in the area.

The flooding appeared to have caused significant damage to the road.

According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, service is expected to be restored to the 16 impacted customers by 10 p.m.

Densmore Avenue was closed from Ventura Boulevard to Valley Vista.

There has been a spate of water main breaks throughout LADWP's coverage area this summer. 

Some of the water main breaks have flooded streets and shut down the 101 Freeway. 

The breaks are especially distressing as millions across Southern California struggle to save water during this current historic drought.