Sheared Hydrant Showers Power Lines After Hit-and-Run Crash in Fontana

FONTANA, Calif., Dec. 14 (KNN) – A hit-and-run collision sheared a hydrant, impacting power lines and flooding a street in the city of Fontana late Friday evening.

Just before 9:30 p.m., medical personnel with the San Bernardino County Fire Department located a sheared fire hydrant on the 13900 block of Santa Ana Avenue.

Fire personnel requested the Fontana Police Department for traffic control, while they attempted to shut down the hydrant. No vehicle was located at the scene, and the San Bernardino County Fire Department was unsuccessful in shutting off water to the hydrant, therefore requesting the Water Department. Additionally, Edison was asked to respond due to possible collision damage to a power pole.

The fire hydrant expended water for over 45 minutes in this incident.

Alex Gomez-Madrigal, Video Journalist / KNN