FIREMEN HINDERED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 75, 21 December 1937, Page 6

FIREMEN HINDERED

Traffic Obstructs Hastings ' Brigade SUPERINTENDENT'S APPEAL The almost wild and uneontrolled rush made by motorists, people on bicycles, and others, in the wake of the fire eugine to the seene of an outbreak of fire was commented upon by Superintendent E. Henderson, of the Hastings Fire Brigade, following happenings' of last evening. " " . "When we made the first call withput the siren we were able to have a clear | and easy passag^'fo ths scene," he said, "but aftier the st.ation siren had sounded for the secon#call there was a wild rush on the part people, and we lvere hindered. ./ PeoplJ^pthould clearly under- , stand that wo njt'lft liave the. right-af-way and that ffljtfy should keep the streets cleAr to $|mty the engine to have a clear run [tofxR scene of the outbreak." ? j? | Last- night qixlte^number of motor* ists did not the neeessity_ol the brigade to'lay^w^lear run, and Mjn Henderson es'timaf^^^the number q« people who r^hed'stbjc'he scene of th^ fire at several lPundreds. .14 Another man, associated with thw brigade," also complained of the thoughtleincSs of some pebple who rushed^t4f| fires. "Why, there weTe motorists who woulu have run tlieir cars over the qiitstretched. hoses so that they could !gdt ,nearer to tho fire," h'e said. ;, « • f *• The need fqr some control to'be exercised over ^tlhose who attend fires, especially .twrfep.' there is such a rush and crowdja'a was in evidence last night, was gj'so mentioned by- several members of the brigade. ?" ..J