Blocked NYC fire hydrant complaints doubled since pandemic as bike lanes, lack of cops may be to blame
Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics ...
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Boardman fire hydrant sits unrepaired as city battles water main breaks
A Boardman resident is raising concerns about a fire hydrant that has been out of service for weeks, but city officials say ...
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HYDRANT BLOCKED, AGAIN: 2 dead after illegally parked car hinders Bronx fire response—days after similar tragedy
Two people were killed and two injured in a Bronx fire on Wednesday morning—the second deadly fire this week in which ...
South Bay fire department urges residents to clear hydrants and vents during heavy snow
As heavy lake-effect snow continues to blanket Cicero, the South Bay Fire Department is calling on residents to assist in ...
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FDNY says car parked in front of hydrant hindered response to deadly fire in Bronx
"We did unfortunately have a car parked on the closest fire hydrant, we've seen that now a couple of times in the last week or so throughout the city, but yes there was another car blocking a fire ...
After 3 Die in Fires, Officials Urge Drivers Not to Block Hydrants
Firefighters had to navigate cars that blocked hydrants in two fires in the Bronx and in Brooklyn. “Seconds count when we’re ...
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Spectacular Moment Broken Fire Hydrant Spews Water Into The Air
Firemen in Los Angeles, California, got “absolutely drenched” after a broken fire hydrant spewed water high into the air on Thursday, February 13, according to a local resident. This footage was ...
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Fire tears through Bronx Buddhist temple, killing monk and visitor as another car blocks hydrant in NYC
An inferno tore through a Buddhist temple complex in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, killing a monk and a visitor as Big Apple firefighters struggled to access a fire hydrant for the second ...
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Cars blocking hydrants delay 2 firefights in a week: What does the law say?
"We did unfortunately have a car parked on the closest fire hydrant. We’ve seen that now a couple of times in the last week throughout the City," the FDNY said in a post on X. “At 6:00 this ...
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Fire destroys Bronx Buddhist temple, leaves monk and visitor dead
It was the second time this week a parked vehicle blocked the hydrant closest to a fatal blaze in the city. The three-alarm fire broke out about 6 a.m. in a building on Anthony Ave. near E.