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    Firefighters Find Pumper Burning Inside IL Fire Station

    May 28, 2018
    Camp Jackson firefighters were able to start the pumper and drive it out of the station before it caused extensive damage.

    By Kaley Johnson

    Source Belleville News-Democrat

    Camp Jackson Fire Department
    Fire-damaged wiring beneath the Camp Jackson Fire Department.
    Fire-damaged wiring beneath the Camp Jackson Fire Department.

    A Camp Jackson fire truck caught fire inside the fire station Sunday afternoon.

    Crews at the station found heavy smoke inside the front bay at about 1:02 p.m, Assistant Chief Sharon Davis said. They were able to start the truck and pull it outside away from the other equipment.

    Davis said crews, including Cahokia Fire Department, worked for about 15 minutes to put out the fire at 3201 Camp Jackson Road.

    Davis said they believe the fire was electrical. She said they do not know if the truck, which is from 1999, can be salvaged or not.

    Kaley Johnson; @KaleyJohnson6, 618-239-2526

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