Photos: Water main break in West Hollywood

William Lopez, chief engineer at the Grafton Hotel, uses a squeegee to scrape debris from the sidewalk as water pours down Sunset Boulevard.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

People stopped to take pictures of flowing water along North Olive Drive, following a water main break on Sunset Boulevard.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

People use tables to try to keep flooding water from entering their businesses along Sunset Boulevard.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A water main break sent torrents of muddy water down the Sunset Strip on Friday afternoon.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Crews respond to the mess after a water main broke in West Hollywood.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A pedestrian make his way around cascading water along North Olive Drive after a water main break on Sunset Boulevard.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A water main break in West Hollywood caused several street closures.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters fill sandbags along Sunset Boulevard during the water main break.  (Emily Rhyne / Los Angeles Times)

A water main break flooded sidewalks and streets on the Sunset Strip.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)