8 St. Louis Firefighters Suffering Minor Injuries After 2 Fire Engines Crashing into

**kellyhound** · #1 10-19-2008, 10:08 PM

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ST. LOUIS Okt. 10 2008
8 St. Louis firefighters were injured in the collision of 2 fire engines at Martin Luther King Drive and Taylor Avenue early that afternoon.

All were taken to hospitals for examination. None were critically injured, said Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson, who was at the crash.

The 2 fire engines were headed to a house fire about 12:45 p.m. about a block from where the crash happened.

The engines were from Engine Co. 10 and Engine Co. 28.

7 of the 8 injured firefighters were released from the hospital that afternoon.

The 8th firefighter suffered a concussion and will be kept at Barnes-Jewish hospital overnight for observation, Jenkerson said.

The most seriously injured firefighter, whose identity is not being released, was a jump man in the ladder truck from Engine Co. 28. A jump man sits in the cab of the fire truck and under a canopy.

Jenkerson said the details of the accident are under investigation.

Bystanders reportedly rushed to help.