tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world to NYC@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months 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-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-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.comtgcoldrockn@lemmy.world to NYC@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square1linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/59230075 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-squareBig_Boss_77@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI thought firetrucks were designed to shove little things like that out of the way?
I thought firetrucks were designed to shove little things like that out of the way?