A 40-foot geyser stemming from a sheared hydrant spewed water all over a street in Otay Mesa Tuesday, causing a mess in the area.
According to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) officials, a driver crashed into the hydrant just before 9:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Michael Faraday Drive. The geyser from the hydrant sprayed a significant amount of water in the roadway, damaging some cars, SDFD officials told NBC 7.
Officials with the Otay Water District were called to the scene to help.
By 10:25 a.m., the area was cleared and the ground appeared to be drying up.
No one was injured.
A witness told NBC 7 that an 18-wheeler clipped the hydrant with its trailer as it was pulling into a nearby yard.
