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FDNY trucks collide, injuring 12 firefighters

Quick ReadAt least 12 firefighters were injured - four seriously - when fire trucks collided on a Brooklyn street Saturday morning, officials said.

Emergency workers rescue a pinned firefighter after an

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Emergency workers rescue a pinned firefighter after an accident involving FDNY Ladder 107 and Engine 236 resulted in one fire truck flipping on its side. (Oct. 24, 2009)

A dozen New York City firefighters were hurt - including a seriously injured driver who was trapped in an overturned vehicle - when two trucks rushing to a gas leak collided in a Brooklyn intersection Saturday morning, officials said.

Witnesses described a deafening collision between Engine Company No. 236 and Ladder Company No. 107 at the corner of Ashford Street and Hegeman Avenue in the...

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