A driver who reportedly struck a fire hydrant and fled left firefighters battling a towering geyser in a Los Angeles intersection Monday night. As crews worked to stop the flooding, another motorist contributed an entirely different spectacle: a rooftop dance performance in bunny slippers.
The peculiar scene unfolded November 9, 2026, at Figueroa Street and West Manchester Avenue in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood. According to Key News Network, the collision sent water shooting above the traffic signals and pouring across the roadway.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded, with LAIT911 dispatch records listing Engine 233 and Truck 33 among the responding units. Despite the emergency, traffic continued moving through the flooded intersection.
One woman stopped what appears to be a silver, early-2000s BMW 3 Series sedan in the roadway, left the driver’s door wide open, and climbed onto its roof. Wearing a red sweatshirt, bright pink shorts, and what appeared to be bunny slippers, she began twerking as the hydrant sprayed in the background.
The Traffic Is Taking This Rather Well
Footage captured by Gabriel Pabon of Key News Network shows an unusual Los Angeles tableau. The woman dances on the BMW while another person stands beside it, headlights illuminate the mist, and motorists navigate around the spectacle with almost insouciant disregard for the commotion.
One brown sedan passes within feet of the BMW’s open door. Other drivers follow, apparently content to treat the unusual obstruction as another feature of the evening commute.
Meanwhile, There Was Still a Hydrant to Fix
Across the intersection, several firefighters brace themselves and pull together on a long tool near the damaged hydrant. Water continues spreading across the pavement, occasionally obscuring the crew as they work.
At one point, a firefighter appears to survey the scene with an almost theatrical degree of indifference. He seems remarkably nonplussed by the entire affair before attention returns to the more immediate business of controlling the water.
According to Key News Network, firefighters shut off the hydrant after approximately 25 minutes. No injuries were immediately reported.
Information was not available about whether police identified the fleeing driver or issued any citations to the woman.
The footage does not establish how long she remained on the BMW. Firefighters, meanwhile, eventually brought the water under control.
Video credit: Gabriel Pabon / Key News Network.