A West Yadkin Volunteer Fire Department firefighter was injured when a tractor trailer plowed into a fire truck at the scene of a car accident on I-77 Monday afternoon.

West Yadkin firefighters were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at about 2:30 p.m. Arlington Fire and Rescue was dispatched for mutual aid. The West Yadkin firefighters arrived at the initial scene and called off most responding units, but asked Arlington’s pumper-tanker to continue to the scene to assist with traffic control.

The Arlington truck was parked about a half-mile from the scene of the original crash when the tractor trailer struck it, injuring a West Yadkin firefighter, who was taken to the hospital for treatment, Arlington Fire and Rescue said in a statement posted to Facebook.

The accident cause significant damage to the fire truck and the tractor trailer. Heavy rain may have been a contributing factor in the crash.

No serious injuries after what appears to be a late model Dodge Charger slammed into the back of a Houston (TX) fire truck blocking a previous crash scene on Monday afternoon, according to the Houstonian News.

The article reported there was major damage to the front of the car that crashed into the engine near the Gulf Freeway feeder road.

The Houston fire chief told the newspaper that it was the third time in a week a motorist hit a fire apparatus at a scene of a primary crash.

No firefighters were injured during any of the crashes, according to the newspaper.

A 38-year-old man was arrested for damaging the downtown Bakersfield (CA) fire station, according to a report published by KBAK Fox 58.

Police officers were summoned to the station on H Street on a report that someone had kicked in the glass of the front door, according to the report.

The suspect, Raith McClenaghan, received medical care from the firefighters for injuries he sustained when he allegedly broke the glass in the door, according to the report, which added he was arrested and charged with causing about $1,000 in damages.

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