Three Idaho firefighters injured when fire truck destroyed by flames during 'freak accident' at wildfire scene

  • Source: Idaho State Journal
  • Published: 08/22/2017 12:00 AM

PHOTO - Three Downey firefighters suffered injuries when their fire truck caught fire at the scene of a wildfire south of this Bannock County town. The fire was reported along South Marsh Valley Road around 11 a.m. Monday and initially threatened multiple houses that were about 100 yards from the flames. The three Downey Fire Department firefighters suffered injuries in what’s being called a “freak accident” that occurred at the fire scene. The firefighters were in their five-ton, 6x6 fire truck when a gasoline can fell off the truck. The truck then ran over the can, which was full of gasoline, and this caused the truck to ignite and quickly become engulfed by flames.



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