Multiple Vehicles Damaged after Hose Flies off Virginia Beach, VA, Rig
Several vehicles were damaged by a hose coupling that came off the back of a Virginia Beach fire truck.
After going over multiple speed bumps, the one-and-three-quarter inch hose bundle detached from the bed.
The loose hose got stuck under a parked car’s front tire, and the remaining 400 feet of the hose unraveled, WAVY reported.
“The hose eventually split at a coupling, causing a recoil effect both toward the engine and back toward the 24th Street turn,” according to a fire department statement.
Photos show the yellow hose on the ground beneath multiple cars in the parking lot.
Julia DeMoss’ car was parked on the side of the street, and when she came out, she was shocked by the damage.
“I realized it was totally smashed,” DeMoss said.
The firefighters were wearing headsets, and the truck windows were rolled up, preventing them from hearing the incident. No one was aware the hose had deployed because it was dark.
DeMoss said her car is totaled. While the city verbally gave the OK to get a rental vehicle, officials would not put it in writing.
The city's risk manager is investigating. But, city officials have not returned the calls from the media.
There were no injuries.
