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Flooding of multiple first-floor apartments in Menlo Park was avoided Saturday evening when firefighters were able to shut off the water from a fire hydrant sheared off by a vehicle, fire officials said.

The vehicle crashed into the hydrant at 6:38 p.m. at Hoover Street and Valparaiso Avenue.

Fire officials said the driver was not injured and it took firefighters about 10 minutes to shut off the water.

The water, which was accumulating, threatened to flood some apartments until firefighters turned off a nearby valve.

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Firefighters work to shut off water from a fire hydrant sheared off by a vehicle at Hoover Street and Valparaiso Avenue in Menlo Park on Saturday night, July 1. (Photo courtesy Menlo Park Fire Protection District.)
Firefighters work to shut off water from a fire hydrant sheared off by a vehicle at Hoover Street and Valparaiso Avenue in Menlo Park on Saturday night, July 1. (Photo courtesy Menlo Park Fire Protection District.)

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  1. Any information on how a car managed to crash into a fire hydrant?
    Very happy they did not crash into a pedestrian on the sidewalk.

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