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Hydrant, Equipment Missing After Newark 5-Alarm Fire
NEWARK, N.J. - Authorities say a fire hydrant is missing and someone stole equipment while firefighters battled a 5-alarm blaze in New Jersey's largest city.
Newark's rescue squad noticed handheld radios, a hydrant wrench and a tool used to pry open doors and floors were missing after the fire was brought under control Wednesday.
Firefighters also found a hole in the ground on the corner of South 20th Street and 13th Avenue where a fire hydrant was supposed to be.
The fire destroyed three buildings and damaged four others. Twenty firefighters went to the hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion and minor injuries.
The cause is under investigation.
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Information from: The Star-Ledger, http://www.nj.com/starledger
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Newark's rescue squad noticed handheld radios, a hydrant wrench and a tool used to pry open doors and floors were missing after the fire was brought under control Wednesday.
Firefighters also found a hole in the ground on the corner of South 20th Street and 13th Avenue where a fire hydrant was supposed to be.
The fire destroyed three buildings and damaged four others. Twenty firefighters went to the hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion and minor injuries.
The cause is under investigation.
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Information from: The Star-Ledger, http://www.nj.com/starledger
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Permalink Reply by WestPhilly on
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Stole the hydrant - ripped it right out of the ground! You can't make this shit up.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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Thats nuts how did they take a hydrant?? Guess nothing is safe these days.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on
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Just when I thought it was safe to say I had heard everything, along comes another dramatic story from wingnut ally! lol love it!!
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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on
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Was the hose hooked to it when they took it...? LOL
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Permalink Reply by David Murphy on
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Here a fire dept trying to save home from burn and the resident of the town now have go steal from the dept and then ripe a hydrant right out of the ground this is total low
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