Tesla driver runs over firefight hose in East Vancouver [Video]

Firefighters are urging the public to respect their equipment after a Tesla driver was caught on camera running over a hose during one of the major fires that erupted in Vancouver this week.

The video shows a blue Tesla pulling out of a parking space on East 10th Avenue on Tuesday, as crews were working to extinguish a blaze at an uninhabited apartment building.

Contacted for comment, the Vancouver Fire Rescue Service said crews were too busy to notice the incident as it was unfolding – but called the behaviour “a serious safety concern.”

“We remind all residents to always follow the directions of emergency personnel at the scene of an incident,” the VFRS said in an email. “Fortunately, there were no reports of anyone being injured.”

Driving over or otherwise interfering with firefighting equipment is illegal under Vancouver’s Fire By-Law, and can result in a $500 fine. 

There have been a number of similar incidents in B.C.’s Lower Mainland …