A dozen firefighters were injured last night, five seriously - including the first woman in the department's history to join an elite rescue squad - when a pair of fire trucks collided in Manhattan, officials said.
Ladder 12 was shooting down Seventh Avenue at 6:30 p.m. when it smashed into the Squad 18 truck, which was headed east on West 10th Street in Greenwich Village.
Both units were rushing to a call that later proved to be a false alarm, sources said.
"The [Squad 18] truck that hit the pole caught on fire and they pulled out one firefighter who looked pretty banged up," said a witness who declined to give his name.
Ladder 12 was shooting down Seventh Avenue at 6:30 p.m. when it smashed into the Squad 18 truck, which was headed east on West 10th Street in Greenwich Village.
Both units were rushing to a call that later proved to be a false alarm, sources said.
"The [Squad 18] truck that hit the pole caught on fire and they pulled out one firefighter who looked pretty banged up," said a witness who declined to give his name.
FDNY Firefighter Dies In Staten House Island Fire
Last updated: 2:35 pmNovember 23, 2008 Posted: 1:38 pmNove
mber 23, 2008A veteran Fire Department lieutenant was killed battling a Staten Island blaze early this morning after the ceiling of a burning home collapsed on his head, the FDNY said.
Lt. Robert Ryan, 46, was rushed from the scene of the fire at 39 Van Buren Street in the New Brighton section, to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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