Photo shows firefighters busted through a parked car's windows to get their hose to a hydrant
New Bedford Fire Department
- A photo shows firefighters had to break through a parked car's windows to reach a fire hydrant.
- A Massachusetts fire department said it broke the windows while putting out an apartment fire.
- In a Facebook post, the department said the crew "overcame an 'obstruction'" to get to the hydrant.
A new photo shows the consequences of illegally parking in front of a fire hydrant.
The New Bedford Fire Department in Massachusetts shared the photo on Facebook after putting out an apartment fire last weekend, showing that the truck crew had to break through a parked car's windows to reach the hydrant.
"The crew of Engine 9 overcame an 'obstruction' in front of the closest hydrant and were able to secure a water supply," the department wrote on Facebook.
The department said its Fire Investigation Unit believes the fire was accidental and started by a "cooking incident."
The New Bedford Police Department arrested a tenant of the apartment, the fire department said.
No firefighters or people living in the apartment building were injured, the department said.
"Seven tenants including three children who reside in the apartment were displaced and are being assisted by the American Red Cross," the department added.
The New Bedford Fire Department didn't immediately respond to Insider's questions about the incident or standard practice when crews run into an obstacle in front of hydrants.
Fire departments have broken through car windows before — in 2019, the Anaheim Fire Department shared a similar photo, showing one of its hoses pushed through a car's broken windows.