Columbia artist Blue Sky’s “Busted Plug,” a 40-foot fire hydrant sculpture that stood for 22 years, lies abandoned in a field ...

The next destination of the world’s largest fire hydrants, once located off Taylor Street in Columbia, is up in the air.

“It was a working fire hydrant,” the artist said. “It actually pumped water, and cost a fortune.” Blue Sky says he resisted efforts by the city to move the plug, because it was designed ...

Following outcry over how the sculpture is currently being stored, the city of Columbia has issued a statement reaffirming plans to maintain and eventually reinstall the beloved 40-foot fire hydrant ...

The “Busted Plug” fire hydrant sculpture is moved from its longtime ... designed for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank with a functioning water element and a state-of-the-art pump that Blue Sky has ...