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Firefighters in Boulder sprinted down a street and rescued their own fire truck early Saturday morning, CBSNews.com reported.
The firefighters were on a medical call at 1 a.m. near the Fox Theater on University Hill. The group saw their truck, Engine 2502, down the block and gave chase, the report said.
The group caught up to the truck at the Broadway Street and Pennsylvania stoplight, opened its door, activated the emergency brake, and pulled 28-year-old Kirill Kiefel from the driver’s seat, according to the report.
When police arrived, Kiefel told officers he was simply following firefighters’ instructions. “They told me to move it,” he said, according to the arrest affidavit in the case, the report said.
Firefighters disputed that version of events, and Kiefel was booked on a felony auto theft charge, the report said.
Boulder Fire-Rescue received Engine 2502 less than two months ago, as reported by the Boulder Daily Camera. The truck is valued at $750,000.