In his opinion, the two-inch “emergency” hose the district attached to the hydrant as a repair is too small to deliver the volume of water needed to put out a fire.

Firefighters in New Bedford, Mass., say they secured a water supply by running a hose through a car's windows to a hydrant while battling a kitchen fire on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

Firefighters ran their hose through a car after it was parked in front of a hydrant needed to fight an apartment fire in Massachusetts.

Firefighters ran their hose through a car after it was parked in front of a hydrant needed to fight an apartment fire in Massachusetts.

A resident ran over the supply hose, which then caught on the vehicle's frame and was pulled from the fire hydrant, the group said. It then struck and injured the firefighter.

So, the fire department had to think quick. The New Bedford Fire Department shared a photo of the car blocking the fire hydrant on Facebook. It showed the hose running through the windows of the car.

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Firefighters ran their hose through a car after it was parked in front of a hydrant needed to fight an apartment fire in Massachusetts.

Photos show a vehicle parked in front of the closest fire hydrant, so firefighters had to bust out the car’s windows and snake the water hose through it in order to reach the hydrant.

Firefighters ran their hose through a car after it was parked in front of a hydrant needed to fight an apartment fire in Massachusetts.

Firefighters ran their hose through a car after it was parked in front of a hydrant needed to fight an apartment fire in Massachusetts.