Water break

Broken fire hydrant provides afternoon excitement at the CN&R

This article was published on 06.23.16

Sometimes the news comes to us. Right around lunchtime on Friday (June 17), a motorist drove into a fire hydrant near the CN&R’s employee parking lot, sending an impressive geyser high in the air and immediately flooding a section of East First Street. Passersby gathered on the sidewalk to watch as Chico Fire Department personnel arrived and turned off the water, leaving behind only a layer of silt on the pavement.

Sometimes the news comes to us. Right around lunchtime on Friday (June 17), a motorist drove into a fire hydrant near the CN&R’s employee parking lot, sending an impressive geyser high in the air and immediately flooding a section of East First Street. Passersby gathered on the sidewalk to watch as Chico Fire Department personnel arrived and turned off the water, leaving behind only a layer of silt on the pavement.

Photo by Howard Hardee

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