Rookie Illinois Firefighter Pinned During Training
A rookie East St. Louis firefighter was seriously injured during training Wednesday night, according to The Belleville News-Democrat.
Firefighter Bobby Cole Jr., 27, was pinned between a fire truck and a wall and sustained a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries.
He was transported to St. Louis University Hospital where he remains in the intensive care unit.
His father, a police captain with the East St. Louis Police Department, told the newspaper that he is expect to recover but that it will be a long journey.
The incident remains under investigation.