Three Arizona Firefighters Injured in Rollover

Jan. 19, 2013
The firefighters with the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department were transported to the hospital Friday night with non-life-threatening injuries.

Jan. 19--Three firefighters with the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department were transported to the hospital Friday night after the fire truck they were traveling in rolled over.

The incident happened before 8:45 p.m. on the levee road at County 17th Street, about half a mile east of the international border with Mexico.

According to the Yuma County Sheriff's Office, the fire truck rolled over as the crew was on its way to fight a blaze near the Colorado River.

The three firefighters were transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Further details about the incident were unavailable as of press time Friday.

Copyright 2013 - The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.

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