hydrants not working on Borubon STR fire. cnn

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1. counld suck the water from the street I suspose.

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2. showing smoke coming from building

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3. a fire on Boubon in the French Quarters could be terrrible.

[Vincardog]

4. They don't have pumpers any more. How about a bucket brigade?

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7. seemed to enough people hanging around to do it!

[MADem]

5. Yeah, grab a P250 pump and get moving!!!

Stick the intake hose way down, as the gas floats on the top....Christ, what a nightmare.

[cmd]

6. They don't need the hydrants

They can use portable pumps. Lots of water available. Just get the pumps to the scene.

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8. tell the fireman that.

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10. and on other news--Biloxi MS doing 'recovery' now vs rescue.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. Gasoline on top of the water will still burn.

Natural gas lines still not turned off. I'd been thinking about a massive fire all along. I hope they contain the blaze.

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11. i have to NO several times. I feel like old haunts will be gone.

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12. Gulfport, MS--food rotting at the ports (stench)--chicken, fruit, etc.

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13. cnn said they got hoses working and fire is under control.