Three NC Firefighters Injured in Apparatus Rollover

A Charlotte Fire Department engine was responding to a fire when the apparatus rolled over in a single-vehicle accident that sent three firefighters to the hospital.

Source Firehouse.com News

Dec. 20, 2020

Three North Carolina firefighters were injured when the apparatus they were in rolled over on the way to a call early Sunday.

WCNC-TV reports that the incident involving the Charlotte Fire Department engine happened at about 4:30 a.m. when the rig rolled over on its way to a fire call. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.

Four firefighters were on the apparatus when it crashed, and three were taken to a hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Major Crash Investigative Unit is looking into the incident.