NYC residents demand stricter penalties for cars blocking fire hydrants
For the second time this week, the FDNY says firefighting efforts were impacted due to the closest fire hydrants at the scenes being blocked by parked vehicles. Now, a ...
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 fighting fire,” said a Fire Department chief.
Car blocking hydrant slowed firefighters response to deadly Bronx fire, FDNY says
Two people died in a fire in the Bronx Wednesday. The FDNY said a parked car blocked a nearby hydrant. Jenna DeAngelis ...
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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 ...
Car blocking hydrant slowed FDNY in second deadly fire this week
Fire officials say a car blocking a fire hydrant slowed their response to a deadly fire at a Buddhist temple in the Bronx on ...