"FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito told reporters that smokeaters were delayed by the selfish drivers who blocked the three hydrants closest to the inferno, which started at a deli on Findlay Avenue and spread through the five-story apartment building above it. Two firefighters and one civilian were injured. Mayor Mamdani rushed to the Bronx - a rare mayoral appearance at a non-fatal fire - to call out the drivers for undermining basic safety."
""There are some things that are out of our control as New Yorkers, but there are some things that are completely in our control, and that is if you are parking at a fire hydrant," Hizzoner told reporters. Firefighters can access hydrants that are blocked by car drivers - but the illegal parking results in delayed action. The illegally parked cars force the fire truck to remain in the street, which makes it far more difficult for firefighters their hoses, Esposito said at the presser."
Three drivers illegally parked at fire hydrants in the Bronx blocked access to the three closest hydrants during an all-hands conflagration that began at a deli on Findlay Avenue and spread through the five-story apartment building above. FDNY Chief John Esposito said the blocked hydrants delayed smoke-eaters and forced the fire truck to remain in the street, complicating hose operations. Two firefighters and one civilian were injured. Mayor Mamdani personally visited the scene, condemned the illegal parking as undermining safety, and announced a renewed focus on enforcement. The FDNY issued four criminal court summonses and the NYPD towed two cars for parking within 15 feet of a hydrant.
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