Flooding in North St. Louis County (MO) has claimed a North County Fire and Rescue fire truck and nearly $100,000 of equipment on it, according to a report published by KMOV 4.

According to the report, the fire truck got caught in historic flooding back in late July and rose to a level where it shut the engine down. The fire department is not keen on taking a chance the apparatus will last after the flooding and is seeking replacement through government agencies and the department’s insurance company, according to the report, that also said $98,000 in loose equipment was lost due to flooding.

The report said fire departments in Ferguson and Goldstein also lost fire trucks due to flooding.

Two people in an SUV were hurt after the vehicle they were in ran a red light and crashed into a Clark County Fire Department fire truck at a  Las Vegas (NV) intersection according to a report published by Fox 5 KVVU TV.

According to the report, firefighters on the scene also suffered minor injuries while they were on an active call at the time of the crash.

The new report also said Nevada State Police do not suspect the driver of the SUV was impaired at the time.

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