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-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 days agoI thought if that happened the fire truck would just ram the car. What happened?
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·12 days agoYou can find plenty of photos where the firefighters just smashed out the car windows and ran their hoses through the car.
I thought if that happened the fire truck would just ram the car. What happened?
You can find plenty of photos where the firefighters just smashed out the car windows and ran their hoses through the car.