It’s not something that happens often, but it is illegal and the person was also ticketed.
Apr. 10, 2023, 8:54 a.m.NEW!NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A car was blocking a fire hydrant during a fire Saturday. So, the fire department had to think quick.
“The crew of Engine 9 overcame an ‘obstruction’ in front of the closest hydrant and were able to secure a water supply,” the fire department wrote.It’s not something that happens often, the fire department said Monday, but it is illegal and the person was also ticketed. “Crews stretched one hoseline to the third floor and the fire was confined to the kitchen area in the apartment of fire origin,” the fire department said. “The fire did not extend to the attic space.”
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