Backing accident 1

A driver reported backing his Ford pickup into a fire hydrant in a commercial warehouse area with a large paved parking lot. The resulting damage and expenses included:

- Fire hydrant replacement, including cost of installation

- Damage to the parking lot caused by the sinkhole created by water escaping from the damaged hydrant. Did you know that a six inch water main connected to a fire hydrant can flow between 1000 and 1500 gallons of water per minute?!?

- Bill for hundreds of thousands of gallons of water.

Backing accident 2

- Creation of a large lake in the remaining parking lot, requiring special handling, pumping, and resulting in possible additional damage to structures.

- Cost of business interruption due to lack of access to parking lot until repairs are made.

- Extra security to block off damaged area to prevent other accidents.

Backing accident 3

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