Open compartment door heavily damages Ohio firehouse
One of the two fire stations in Bazetta Township, Ohio was shut down Friday after being damaged by the compartment door on a fire engine. Two-weeks-ago,a West Virginia firehouse was aslo heavily damaged by an open compartment door.
Fire officials say a rear door of an engine wasn’t latched and struck a supporting column as a crew of three firefighters were leaving for a fire from station number thirteen on McLeary Jacoby Road on Friday.
The truck is still in operation and is being stored at the other fire station on Everett Hull Road.
Bazetta Township Fire Chief Dennis Lewis said the accident occurred at 4:14 p.m. as three firefighters were responding to a minor grass fire on State Route 5. One of the firefighters forgot to close a rear back door of the truck used to store gear, and when they pulled out of the building on McCleary-Jacoby Road, the fire truck struck a middle support column, he said.
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