Truck Shears Hydrant Causing Geyser To Collapse North Hills Store

NORTH HILLS, CA - A pickup truck collided into a hydrant in North Hills Sunday, sending so much water two stories high that it partially collapsed the roof and two walls of a nearby T-Mobile store.

The collision was reported just before 3 p.m. Sunday near the intersection on Sepulveda Boulevard and Nordhoff Street, a few blocks east of San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the damage compromised the structural integrity of the building.

The driver fled the scene on foot, leaving the destruction in their wake.

Footage from the scene showed the dark-colored truck slammed into a pole on the sidewalk outside the T-Mobile outlet with partial collapse of the roof and at least two walls.

SoCalGas and the Los Angeles Departments of Building and Safety, and Water and Power were notified to assist in recovery operations.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known.

City News Service contributed to this report.