Tanker Rollover Injures Two MD Firefighters

    March 18, 2017
    One firefighter was critically injured when the Dunkirk tanker rolled over en route to a fire.

    Source Firehouse.com News

    Dunkirk Fire Dept.
    Officials examine the scene where a Dunkirk Fire Department tanker rolled over en route to a house fire.
    Officials examine the scene where a Dunkirk Fire Department tanker rolled over en route to a house fire.

    Two Dunkirk firefighters were taken to the hospital after the tanker they were in rolled over Saturday.

    Officials told WJZ that the tanker was responding to a house fire in Huntington around 8 a.m. when the crash occurred.

    One firefighter was flown to MedStar Hospital in Washington, DC, and it listed in critical condition. A second firefighter was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. 

    The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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