Two People Get Hosed While Taking a Selfie in Front of a Dumpster Fire in New Haven, Connecticut


A man an woman got blasted by a hose line while their backs were turned toward a dumpster fire.

A young man and woman were at a St. Patrick’s Day parade in New Haven, Connecticut, when they stumbled across a dumpster fire outside a pizza restaurant. After running inside to alert staff (doesn’t mention whether they called 9-1-1 first), the male half coordinated a selfie as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. They soon discovered they were in line of fire of the hose line attack.



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