Two men were killed in a raging fire that started at a Bronx apartment and spread to a neighboring Buddhist temple early Wednesday.
Firefighters’ efforts were slowed by a vehicle parked next to a hydrant next to the building on Anthony Avenue near E. Burnside Avenue in the Bronx.
The three-alarm blaze erupted at around 6 a.m. in the building killing two men, one in his 40s and another between 60 and 80.
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“This was a very dangerous operation for our firefighters,” FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said.
“We did unfortunately have a car parked by the closest fire hydrant. We’ve seen that a couple of times in the city lately.”
“We all know we should not be parking on fire hydrants. Seconds count when fighting a fire and that slows us.”
