BURGIN - Two Harrodsburg firefighters were injured Monday afternoon when their pumper truck overturned near Burgin as they responded to a call.
Fire Chief Charlie Stinnett said firefighters Joseph Sexton, who was driving, and Rick Maxfield suffered injuries in the crash about 2:30 p.m. near Burgin city limits on Ky. 5152. Both were taken to James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg, where they were treated and released about six hours later.
The men were responding to a call of a bad gas leak at the Harrodsburg Water Treatment Plant on Ky. 33 outside Burgin when Sexton lost control of the vehicle and it flipped over. The cause is still under investigation.
The truck, a 2001 model, was purchased new by the city for about $275,000 and was likely totaled in the crash, Stinnett said. The vehicle was insured.
After the crash, another unit was sent to the water treatment plant and handled the gas leak without incident, Stinnett said.
