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-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 days agoI’d be more than mad, I’d want to at least charge them and see if their actions fit negligent homicide. Moral luck isn’t fair, but don’t fucking park in front of hydrants and it won’t come up like this.
I’d be more than mad, I’d want to at least charge them and see if their actions fit negligent homicide. Moral luck isn’t fair, but don’t fucking park in front of hydrants and it won’t come up like this.