Flames shot out of a third-story window early Sunday morning at an apartment building at 510 80th St. in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The fire happened just after 3:30 a.m. Firefighters hustled up the ...

Firefighters responding to a fatal fire in Brooklyn were delayed by vehicles partially blocking the two closest fire hydrants, according to the FDNY.

It's easy to take fire hydrants for granted and assume that they're all the same. But there's a code that dictates the colors of their caps and barrels.

"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting ...