Driving over a fire hose is not only illegal, but extremely dangerous, as one B.C. driver learned earlier today.
Vancouver Fire Rescue was responding to a fire in the city when a motorist drove over their fire hose.
The vehicle drove through fire line tape and over the 5’’ supply hose, said the department. The hose burst and immediately interrupted the water supply to firefighters.
The department posted a photo of the damaged hose, which now has a good sized tear in it.
Here is one of the MULTIPLE reasons not to drive over a fire hose. For you math aficionados, one length of supply hose has about 370kg of water in it at 8.3bar flowing at 3780+ litres per minute. When it’s container breaches.... ☠️ #vfrs #vanworkingfire pic.twitter.com/A7GRY13Fxk
— Vancouver Fire (@VanFireRescue) April 26, 2018
“Here is one of the multiple reason not to drive over a fire hose,” said Vancouver Fire Rescue.
They added that one length of supply hose has about 370 kg of water in it at 8.3 bar flowing at 3,780+ litres per minute, so you can imagine what happens when the container breaches.
Very relieved no one was hurt. Whether for emergency response, construction, or any other roadside work zone, it's so important to abide by traffic control. #ConeZoneBC https://t.co/q9lmMpYS3B
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) April 26, 2018
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