Shynell Blanson injured after her brakes failed, she crashed into a fire hydrant, and the water crossed high-voltage power lines resulting in a huge explosion at intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Los Angeles, California

More than 50 people were without power for several hours Thursday after a car collision sheared a water hydrant and triggered an explosion in a busy Hollywood intersection. Firefighters and the Department of Water and Power helped clear up the hazard after water sprayed up into the air, causing an explosion after high-voltage power lines crossed. DWP crews worked to repair the hydrant and the downed power lines for several hours. Streets were blocked off near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue after a driver crashed into a fire hydrant just before 7 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, Shynell Blanson, said her brakes went out before the collision.