{"id":326565,"date":"2026-08-21T11:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/326565\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:28:14","slug":"cars-blocking-fire-hydrants-delay-fdny-crews-at-4-alarm-bronx-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/326565\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars blocking fire hydrants delay FDNY crews at 4-alarm Bronx fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott R. Axelrod
Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Two vehicles parked in front of fire hydrants delayed firefighters from getting water onto a rapidly spreading four-alarm fire in the Bronx Thursday, according to FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Paul Miller.<\/p>\n

At a press conference, Miller said firefighters found two cars parked near hydrants in front of the building.<\/p>\n

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\u201cComplicating matters, we did have two cars parked on fire hydrants in front of the building, which delayed our response \u2026 in getting water on the fire,\u201d Miller said. He said the vehicles would be towed and their owners summoned.<\/p>\n

Miller said it took \u201cseveral minutes\u201d for firefighters to connect their hoses because of the blocked hydrants.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery minute counted,\u201d Miller said, explaining that the fire was spreading rapidly through the building\u2019s cockloft, the space between the ceiling and roof.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sooner we get water on the fire, the sooner things start to go better, and any delay is not acceptable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Miller also said the fire had been difficult to detect because of insulation in the building.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it was a long time in discovering this fire,\u201d he said. \u201cThe residents weren\u2019t aware that this fire was burning for a while. So, when we arrived, we had a rapidly extending fire in that cockloft.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FDNY said 74 units, involving 231 firefighters and EMS personnel, responded to the blaze.<\/p>\n

Miller urged New Yorkers to keep hydrants clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cI implore everyone, for their own safety, do not park on fire hydrants,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s dangerous. It puts firefighters at risk, and it puts residents in that building at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the NYC Department of Finance, the standard fine for parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant in New York City is $115.<\/p>\n

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