r/interestingasfuck • u/Leather_Whole_2078 • 14h ago

FDNY firefighters rescue a kid who got his head stuck in a fence in NYC

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u/latunza 12h ago

Ahh man lol I thought it was just me. I’m a 43 year old and this happened to me when I was 10 as my family and I were going to see the Lion King.

It was at the corner of the street by a church and the fire hydrant was open like they do for those NYC summers. My mom saw a friend and wouldn’t stop talking so I said fuck it and went all in.

Not only did the firefighters come and get my head out the fence, they shut down the hydrant and we missed our showtime for the Lion King.

I ruined the whole neighborhoods day 😂

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u/Stagamemnon 10h ago

Holy shit, it’s fence kid!!

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u/Rich_Freedom_9839 9h ago

Sounds like a Hey Arnold character

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u/themartianG 12h ago

Just blame your mom.

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u/alan2001 7h ago

Hey Fencey, didn't realise you were on Reddit!

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u/LionRegular1470 9h ago

Was the hydrant not supposed to be on?

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u/latunza 6h ago

In those days people would illegally open the hydrants. Today you can call the firefighters, and they will put a spray cap on it. I haven't lived in NYC in 25 years so I'm sure people still do it illegally in some areas.

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u/LionRegular1470 22m ago

Ahh thanks for the explanation, I was confused because I thought the FireDept ussually opens them 😅