Against the red-hot blaze inside the home, the severe cold outside froze not one, but two of the nearest fire hydrants, leaving the crew to resort to ones several blocks away, and calling for tankers.

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Fire hydrants have been a staple in American neighborhoods for well over a century, usually fed by city or county water systems. Many systems use the force of gravity to create water pressure.

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A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a costly and empty rainbow-painted fire hydrant across the street from a row of homes engulfed in flames. “No water ...

IRMO, S.C. (WIS) - The Irmo Fire District reported some homes are expected to have a water interruption on Wednesday after a car hit a fire hydrant in the area of Parlock Road and Chadford Circle.

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BOSTON (WHDH) - Crews are working to repair a fire hydrant after a valve broke in Roslindale Wednesday morning, causing water to flood an intersection. A 6-inch hydrant gate valve head gave way ...

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Because of the ice they couldn’t use the hydrant. The fire department said firefighters turned to the water in the tanks on the fire trucks. The department said firefighters prevented the fire ...

The department started an “aggressive fire attack” to prevent the fire from spreading to the house. The fire department said establishing a water supply was impossible as the hydrant was frozen.

A car striking a downtown San Francisco fire hydrant briefly caused a plume of water to shoot two stories into the air above California Street on Tuesday, according to city officials. Firefighters ...