THE PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, FIRE DEPARTMENT had two days of misfortune through no fault of their own. On Sunday morning an engine co. was on their way back to quarters around 10:30 am after answering a call when their pumper suddenly dropped into a sinkhole.
WPRI-TV
It is believed that recent sewer line construction led to the sinkhole opening up after a weekend of heavy rains.
WPRI-TV Ch. 12 filed this video report:
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THEIR SECOND MISHAP OCCURRED EARLY MONDAY MORNING when an engine was on the scene of an auto accident on I-95. The Providence Journal is reporting:
A man whose vehicle rear-ended a Pawtucket fire truck that had responded early Monday to a single-car crash on Route 95 north was seriously injured. The Rhode Island State Police are not yet releasing the man’s name, as family members have not all been notified, Lt. Kevin J. Hawkins said. He’s in the trauma unit at Rhode Island Hospital, Hawkins said.
State troopers and Pawtucket fire and police crews had responded to a single-car crash at exit 29 in Pawtucket at 12:55 a.m. The Pawtucket fire truck had stopped in the breakdown lane, behind the crash, to block the troopers and officers as they responded to the crash in the right lane of travel, Hawkins said.
The police don’t know yet how fast the man was driving, but Hawkins said he did not brake before hitting the fire truck, and he was not wearing a seat belt.
The Pawtucket Fire Department operates six engine companies. View their official WEBSITE HERE.
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- General Alarm in Pawtucket – October 14, 2010
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