This is in no Way At All a Good Alternative.
You are not likely to run into an average person while they are pushing a shopping cart full of things. On the other hand, alarm bells start to ring when the person is a firefighter with all their gear. Do I have a skewed view of the world, or does the fire truck look like it’s drinking water, like there’s no tomorrow?

It’s conceivable that a break occurred in the water mains of the city, which is why firefighters had to use plastic bottles to extinguish the fire that was ignited. However, there is still the possibility that the fire was sparked by something else. We will go with the first choice because that is the one that appeals to us the best. Gulp.