The fire broke out at Mist Bar and Grill on Parker Road around 2 a.m. Firefighters arrived within minutes but quickly encountered a major obstacle — a frozen fire hydrant across the street.

Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics blaming the surge on bike lanes and even a lack of cops, records show.

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Assistant Fire Chief Brian Meadows and Firefighter Michael Grasso clear a partially snow-buried fire hydrant today at the corner of Wilton Road and Wilton Terrace, one street away from Weathervane ...