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Today’s winner of the title Douche of the Day goes to whoever parked their car in front of a fire hydrant in Lawrence, Kansas, blocking access to it.
The fact that this person parked the car there is bad enough, but firefighters were actually on the scene and needed access to it, CBS Boston reports. A fire had broken out at one of the apartments in a 3-story building, and emergency personnel couldn’t connect to the hydrant because of the stationary vehicle in front of it.
“Firefighters had some trouble getting at the flames pouring out of an apartment building in Lawrence on Saturday,” the report notes. “When flames broke out, a car was parked right in front of the nearby fire hydrant. So firefighters had to run the hose through the car.”
“The flames started at about 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon on the porch of a triple-decker on Lawrence Street near Fern Street,” adds the same media outlet. “Fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire.”
No word if the car owner showed up by the time firefighters were done, but when they did, they must’ve been in for a massive surprise. Usually, situations of this kind entail a towing fee and zero compensation for damages, because – after all – you’re not allowed to park in front of fire hydrants.
Earlier this year, firefighters in California roasted a driver who pulled a similar stunt, posting photos of his damaged car on social media. When they were criticized for shaming and cyber-bullying the poor driver, they argued that their intention was to educate.
They also said that taking the hose around the car instead of breaking windows was not an option because the hose has to form a straight line. In other words, park in front of a fire hydrant and expect broken windows and water damage – plus towing and additional fees.
“Firefighters had some trouble getting at the flames pouring out of an apartment building in Lawrence on Saturday,” the report notes. “When flames broke out, a car was parked right in front of the nearby fire hydrant. So firefighters had to run the hose through the car.”
“The flames started at about 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon on the porch of a triple-decker on Lawrence Street near Fern Street,” adds the same media outlet. “Fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire.”
No word if the car owner showed up by the time firefighters were done, but when they did, they must’ve been in for a massive surprise. Usually, situations of this kind entail a towing fee and zero compensation for damages, because – after all – you’re not allowed to park in front of fire hydrants.
Earlier this year, firefighters in California roasted a driver who pulled a similar stunt, posting photos of his damaged car on social media. When they were criticized for shaming and cyber-bullying the poor driver, they argued that their intention was to educate.
They also said that taking the hose around the car instead of breaking windows was not an option because the hose has to form a straight line. In other words, park in front of a fire hydrant and expect broken windows and water damage – plus towing and additional fees.
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