taxej@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agoAn apartment caught fire yesterday in Queens, New York City. A man died because firefighters couldn't access the fire hydrant. A car is now parked on the same fire hydrant the day after this tragedycdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1196arrow-down1videoAn apartment caught fire yesterday in Queens, New York City. A man died because firefighters couldn't access the fire hydrant. A car is now parked on the same fire hydrant the day after this tragedycdn.imgchest.comtaxej@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
Yes, this is real https://qns.com/2026/02/man-killed-elmhurst-fire/ https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/car-blocks-hydrant-during-fatal-fire-in-queens-fdny/ https://nypost.com/2026/02/16/us-news/nyc-apartment-fire-kills-1-after-firefighters-struggle-to-put-out-blaze-due-to-blocked-hydrant/
minus-squareFerrous@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·12 days agoPerhaps they did, and the extra 2 minutes it cost them was enough to doom the tenant.
Perhaps they did, and the extra 2 minutes it cost them was enough to doom the tenant.