Long Beach (CA) Firefighter Injured in Crash

Four Long Beach (CA) firefighters were injured when a cement-pumping truck traveling about 60 miles an hour crashed into the rear of the apparatus they were responding in, according to a news report. Three of the firefighters suffered serious injuries, while another firefighter and the truck driver suffered moderate injuries. The firefighters were responding to a call of a car accident when the crash occurred.

Read the full report from KABC-TV Los Angeles HERE.

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Delta explosion

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