Eight firefighters had been damage when a fireplace truck crashed on a freeway close to Irvine, California, on Thursday evening, authorities mentioned.
The Orange County Fireplace Authority truck overturned on State Route 241 at about 6:50 p.m. native time within the Portola Springs space close to State Route 133, in keeping with the California Freeway Patrol.
A ladder within the roadway precipitated the hearth truck and one other car in entrance of it to swerve, freeway patrol mentioned. The truck collided with a close-by guard rail and overturned. It didn’t seem that some other autos had been concerned.
Initially, freeway patrol reported that 12 firefighters had been injured, however later downgraded that to eight. Six suffered “very severe” accidents and two minor accidents, a freeway patrol officer on the crash web site mentioned.
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OCFA Chief Brian Fennessey mentioned one of many firefighters was airlifted to a hospital whereas paramedics rushed the seven others native to trauma facilities.
CHP officers issued a five-hour closure of the freeway’s northbound lanes shortly after the crash.
Video from the collision web site confirmed the crashed car with an “Orange County Fireplace Authority Santiago Hand Crew” decal. Freeway patrol mentioned the firefighters had been battling the huge Airport Fireplace earlier than the crash. Fennessey mentioned they had been on the best way dwelling after a 12-hour shift.
