A makeshift fire hydrant that would serve a private school failed a test when it couldn't handle the water pressure and popped out of the ground, officials said Monday.
Ateres Bais Yaakov Academy of Rockland has come under scrutiny for lacking its own water connection to the water company, and an electrical hookup to Orange and Rockland Utilities, for 17 trailer classrooms at 200 Summit Park Road.
"The school is not hooked into the power grid," Rockland County Executive Ed Day said at a news conference Monday at the Hillcrest fire station. "The electrical hookup with extension cords to the house is shoddy. They don't have independent water. There are reasons for these rules: life and safety. The children and parents are the victims here."