URBANA – A Champaign County judge Tuesday set high bonds for three people accused of opening a fire hydrant in Philo Monday even though the state's attorney opted for relatively minor charges against ...
A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ...
In the summer of 1987, Boston’s fire hydrants were the go-to solution to beat the heat. With a wrench and a little elbow grease, residents uncapped dozens of the city’s 13,000 hydrants, transforming ...