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Fire Spread Due to Broken Hydrant | Dayton News
A fire erupted in an abandoned home on Carlyon Road in Cleveland, but the real disaster was the delay—firefighters took 30 minutes to get water, letting flames spread to three homes. The culprit? A knocked-over hydrant left unrepaired for over a year. Residents Willie Bonner and Jaclyn Daugherty, who’d lived there five years, escaped with nothing but the clothes on their backs—thanks to their kids being out of town. Now they face rebuilding everything. The city hasn’t responded, but the failure of basic infrastructure is undeniable. This is a chilling reminder: when city services fail, lives…
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