Low water pressure at hydrants hampered Ellsworth response to house fire

Low water pressure at hydrants hampered Ellsworth response to house fire

Low water pressure at two fire hydrants on Liberty Street, a short residential road in downtown Ellsworth, hampered the local fire department’s efforts to extinguish a June 30 house fire, according to a department report. The hydrants, one at the Chapel Street intersection and the other at the Grant Street intersection, have since been labeled as “out of service” by the city’s water department, which is responsible for maintaining and making rep…