by Clarkie on June 13th, 2008

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I recently lost my house in a fire. There were 2 fire hydrants within 1000 feet of my house. Neither one was able to be used for the fire. They had to drive across town and pump water into the truck what the law on working hydrants?

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  • by Anonymous on June 13th, 2008

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    There is none. The hydrants are kept up by the city, which has sovereign immunity for such actions. In fact, I remember a contracts case from back in law school in which a person wanted to sue the water company for damage to their home for failure to provide adequate water for the hydrants (resulting in a house being burnt down). I do not remember all the specifics of the case, but the holding was that the water company could not be held liable for such consequential damages even though they were arguably forseeable.

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  • by TheGrimReefer on June 28th, 2011

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    The hydrants are just there so the city can give parking tickets.

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