PHOTOS: Crews work to free firetruck from Valley Village sinkhole

Crews assess the situation after Los Angeles Fire Engine 60 got caught in a water-filled sinkhole. The engine weighs 22 tons, or roughly 42,000 pounds, and was almost new.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

The engineer, left, who was at the wheel when Engine 60 got caught in a sinkhole talks with a fellow firefighter about the incident. No injuries have been reported.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

The firefighter who was driving when his firetruck fell into a sinkhole walks the site of the incident. As water coursed down the street in Valley Village after a line burst, he started to back up when the pavement began to collapse beneath the vehicle.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

After the running water was shut off and the sinkhole drained, the Los Angeles Fire Department Heavy Rescue unit worked to lift the front end of the engine so the rig could be pulled out.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

A Los Angeles Fire Department Heavy Rescue unit directs the recovery of Engine 60. A front loader lifted the front of the engine while a tow truck pulled from behind. The sinkhole the fire engine became caught in is about two miles from the site of a water main rupture that flooded a portion of Studio City over the weekend.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Mud covers Engine 60 after it was pulled out of a sinkhole. The Los Angeles Fire Department hopes the engine can be restored and returned to service, but a damage assessment has yet to be made.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)