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Vehicle hits hydrant near Sepulveda Boulevard, Torrance CA

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Traffic

Reported: 12/26/2025 07:18 AM

Arlington Ave & Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible traffic collision near Sepulveda Boulevard and Arlington Avenue in Torrance involving a vehicle that struck a fire hydrant. The ruptured hydrant was causing water to spray and possibly contact a power line. Crews worked to shut off the water and secure the area.

Audio|Heard on: South Bay Fire: Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance

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01:56

Transcript:

00:00

RA 91 engine 97 BLS 91 traffic collision rescue near Sepulveda Boulevard and Arlington Avenue, map page 152.

00:19

Division 97 from Torrance reports a vehicle versus hydrant.

00:24

Reporting party states the hydrant is spurting water, potentially hitting a power line.

00:35

Got anything?

00:41

Torrance Battalion 81,

00:42

Please attach that truck company to the traffic collision with the sheared hydrant.

00:47

Staff

00:51

Page 152.

00:55

Engine six one, squad six one, ALS abdominal pain.

00:58

H one north Juanita unit B boy, 80-year-old male, extreme abdominal pain.

01:03

Engine six one, squad.

01:09

Then I'll be right on Arlington and it's right there.

01:20

Stand by BLS if you want.

01:26

Copy.

01:36

(name withheld) testing, testing.

01:42

Torrance Truck 91.

01:49

We'll shut the water off.

01:51

Now we just have a loose hydrant here.

01:54

We're going to pump it in the bush just nearby.

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Arlington Ave & Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501

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