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Eight firefighters had been injured – six critically – after their fireplace truck rolled over and crashed on a California freeway as they had been coming back from a shift battling a devastating wildfire.
The group of firefighters had been returning to the station after battling the exhaustive 23,000 Airport Hearth throughout a 12-hour shift, when the truck unexpectedly overturned on an Irvine, California, freeway round 6:50 p.m. native time Thursday.
The crash left eight folks damage, one in all them needing to be airlifted out of the scene.
Six of the eight crash victims had been critically injured and brought to native trauma facilities.
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Photographs and movies from the scene confirmed the devastated fireplace truck on it is facet after the crash.
Authorities didn’t specify what led to the accident, however it stays below investigation.
Six of the eight crash victims had been critically injured and brought to native trauma facilities. (OC HAWK)
Orange County Hearth Authority Chief Brian Fennessy stated in a press convention on Thursday night time that the car “did swerve for no matter [reason] and did roll a number of instances. What brought on that, once more, I’ve some ideas, however I haven’t got any factual data.”
Throughout a press convention on Friday morning, Fennessy offered an replace on the injured firefighters, saying that they’d a “lengthy highway” of restoration forward of them.
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“We ask that you just pray for our firefighters and their households,” Fennessy stated. “That is the start of an extended highway for a lot of of these firefighters and our fireplace departments.”
Orange County Hearth Authority Chief Brian Fennessy says the reason for Thursday night time’s crash that injured eight firefighters stays below investigation. (KTTV)
Fennessy stated Friday morning that the six firefighters injured within the crash remained hospitalized in situations starting from “secure to vital.”
He stated “lots of the injured are going to be hospitalized for fairly some time,” however he didn’t present specifics in regards to the accidents. Two different firefighters injured within the crash had been handled and launched on Thursday night.
“Our crews, as you possibly can think about, are devastated,” Fennessey stated. “As you possibly can think about how traumatic it might be to see your fellow firefighters that injured in the midst of the freeway.”
The crash occurred within the Portola Springs space, which is 10 miles east of Irvine, Calif., on Thursday. (OC HAWK)
The California fireplace chief stated that the group was hurting after the incident, however that he was assured that they might “rally round one another.”
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“That is devastating for me, personally, devastating for everyone within the fireplace service right here in Orange County,” Fennessey stated. “We’re heartbroken, we’re devastated, however there is no doubt in my thoughts that the crews, firefighters, our skilled workers — everyone concerned are going to rally round one another, and we will be stronger due to it.”
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