Life Sucks For BMW Owner After Firefighters Go THROUGH Illegally Parked Car To Douse Blaze

At the most dangerous point during what became an eight-alarm fire in East Boston Wednesday night, Boston firefighters scrambling to get water to their colleagues ran into a barrier: Someone had parked a BMW coupe in front of the hydrant near the blaze.

So they punched out the windows, ran a 4-inch hose from the hydrant through the driver’s side window, through the passenger’s side window, and out to an engine waiting to pump water to firefighters directly engaged in quelling a powerful fire threatening the neighborhood.

“The general reaction is that some people find humor in it,’’ said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. “But it’s really a serious situation. That water supply is the lifeblood of the engine company. The engine carries 750 gallons – and that could be gone in just two minutes. With that number of alarms, every hydrant is important.’’

vdiv - 4/11/2014 1:51:25 PM

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This is a standard operating procedure for firefighters.

Driving a BMW apparently is not an absolution of being an ignorant selfish bastid.

Feel bad for the car, not so much for the owner.

supermoto - 4/11/2014 2:11:40 PM

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Why couldn't the hose be routed over the car?

MerkurMan - 4/11/2014 2:32:55 PM

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That wouldn't work because the hose is very stiff when it's full of water, and can't bend in a tight enough radius to go either over or around the car. The weight of the hose would probably do a significant amount of sheet metal damage as well. All told, a couple of easily replaceable windows, and possibly some scuffed or bent window trim, is a much easier pill to swallow.

Agent009 - 4/11/2014 4:32:17 PM

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Can't have kinks

w222 - 4/11/2014 5:06:03 PM

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Typical Douche BMW drivers. They did a survey a while back. Audi drivers are more likely to have affairs and BMW drivers are more likely to break the law.

2ndbimmer - 4/12/2014 10:11:59 AM

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and what do you drive? I am sure we could make some assumptions about you. Its not that is a BMW driver, its that people in general are becoming more selfish and dont respect others.

Patronus - 4/11/2014 7:48:16 PM

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Douche - he deserved that and more.

Its the same type of moron who takes two parking places then wonder why they got keyed.

610looper - 4/12/2014 2:00:34 AM

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looking at the firehose, it could've rested on the hood @ the base of the windshield, if they were really worried about kinks, they would've opened the doors and let the hose rest on the seats..

MattDarringer - 4/12/2014 10:42:49 AM

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The BMW owner got what he deserved.

Keithhopkin - 4/12/2014 10:45:05 AM

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Not sure why anyone is trying to defend the BMW driver. You have a license, you know the laws. And to add to some other comments I have always noticed luxury car drivers are way more likely to illegally park. It seems that if you can afford to spend that much on a car then you can give a rats ass about a parking ticket (or in this case the lives and safety of others).

BobC - 4/12/2014 12:41:18 PM

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In Boston BMW means "Break MY Windows"!!