South Side residents say basements flooded after someone tried using fire hydrant to fill pool

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some homes on the city's South Side are dealing with water damage Saturday after someone reportedly tried to fill a pool using a fire hydrant and flooded the neighborhood instead.

Neighbors said the water flowed from the hydrant near 108th Street and Perry Avenue.

The Chicago Water Department received a call about the fire hydrant at about 2:30 a.m. and the water was turned off by about 6:30 a.m. The Water Department will do an emergency repair of the hydrant on Monday.

A neighbor said someone was attempting to fill a brand-new pool by jamming a garden hose down the hydrant.

All that's left now are some small puddles, but people in the area say it's a different story in their basements.

Some cars were also damaged. The pool in question did not get filled up.