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3 Firefighters, One Civilian Injured When Fire Truck Collides With Minivan
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John Del Signore
Published Jun 24, 2013
Modified Jun 24, 2013
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A fire truck responding to a report of smoke and a ringing fire alarm crashed into a minivan in Williamsburg this morning and careened up onto the sidewalk. Three firefighters were injured in the collision, which occurred around 11 a.m. at the intersection of Marcy and Hewes, but an FDNY spokesperson tells us the injuries were minor.
A civilian was also injured, but he was transported by Hatzalah, and the FDNY did not have any information about his condition. Yeshiva World reports that he is hospitalized non-life threatening injuries. (ABC describes the injuries as "more serious.") As for the "smoke" emergency, there wasn't any. The FDNY tells us it was a "malicious false alarm."
(Courtesy @FrimShtiper)
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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