A fire truck crash with a tractor-trailer at an intersection in Concord (NC) sent four firefighters and the truck driver to the hospital for treatment of reported minor injuries.

           According to a report broadcasted by WBTV, the wreck happened Friday afternoon while members of the Concord Fire Department we responding to a call. The crash occurred at the intersection of Weddington Road and Waterway Drive, the TV station reported.              

All of the firefighters were released from the hospital the same day as the crash, WBTV reported, adding that the incident is being investigated by the NC State Highway Patrol.

A retired fire chief was killed in a aircraft crash on Saturday while surveying a wildland fire in Mohave (AZ) County on Saturday, according to a television report broadcast by 3TV/CBS 5.

          The television station reported the pilot, the only other person in the aircraft, was also killed while performing aerial reconnaissance and command and control over the Cedar Basin Fire, near Wikieup.

          Jeff Piechura, the passenger in the aircraft, began his career as a firefighter when he volunteered at the age of 17 with the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, the television station reported. During his career, he worked as chief of the Stockton (CA) Fire Department before returning to Arizona where he served as assistant fire chief in Sedona and continuing to help in Tucson.

          The pilot was identified as Matthew Miller, 48, according to the report.

As of late Sunday, the fire, caused by lightning, had burned more than 700 acres and had no containment, the station reported.

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