Newark, NJ, Fire Truck Crashes Responding to Incident
Rachel Cohen | NJ.com
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A Newark fire truck rushing to the scene of an early morning blaze Saturday was knocked out of service after it was struck by a car, which then flipped over and slammed into three other vehicles.
The loss of the truck, though, apparently had no impact on firefighting efforts involving a two-alarm fire that displaced 18 people, including 13 adults and five children, according to a city official.
Firefighters responded to a call at 4:49 a.m. of a second-alarm fire at 17 Dover Street, said Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. Three adults and one child were transported to an area hospital for smoke inhalation.
The fire was under control at 7:10 a.m., he said.
The cause and origin remain under investigation by the Newark Department of Public Safety’s Arson Unit.
One of the fire trucks responding to the scene was struck by a vehicle at South 17th Street and Avon Avenue, according to Miranda. The automobile flipped over, striking three parked vehicles that were unoccupied, he added.
The driver of the vehicle and one firefighter were transported to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Miranda said.
No other injuries have been reported.
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