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WATERBURY, Conn. — A faulty fire hydrant caused Waterbury firefighters to waste a lot of time when fighting a blaze early Tuesday morning.
The two-alarm fire was reported at a home on Highland Avenue at about 6 a.m. No injuries were reported. The fire chief told Eyewitness News when firefighters realized the hydrant wasn’t working, they had to spend time taking off the hose from that hydrant to place it on a hydrant that worked a few hundred feet away.
The Waterbury fire chief said the hydrant was either frozen or the pin was sheared. Waterbury’s water department was called out to fix the hydrant. The home is located near JFK High School; however, firefighters allowed buses and parents to get to the school. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. After the incident Tuesday morning, Eyewitness News talked with Wethersfield Fire Marshal Anthony Dignoti about the issue.
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