New Jersey Fire Truck Robbed, Hydrant Goes Missing During Five-Alarm Blaze
Investigators are searching equipment that disappeared from a fire truck along with a fire hydrant that was missing from its spot on the street, according to The Star-Ledger.
A police report has been filed for two radios and tools that went missing during the out of control fire that damaged seven homes in the city's West Ward, department spokesman John Brown told the newspaper.
The rescue squad noticed handheld radios, a hydrant wrench and a Halligan tool were not on the fire truck shortly after the blaze was under control. In addition to missing equipment, a fire hydrant was missing from the corner of South 20th Street and 13th Avenue.
The hydrant's disappearance is under investigation.
The fire took crews close to two hours to get under control and sent 20 firefighters to the hospital for heat exhaustion and minor injuries. One firefighter remained in University Hospital for observation, according to the report.
The cause of the fire still has not yet been determined.