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. ,;:~~:."",;,*,'.~"4'~,~~:~",~~.:;:,;tli:;;,-,,,.":;""" ,,- ',.,' /),'" ,...~.;,.,....,;,~",',~..".., ,'~ I Pal!e 12 Wednesday. Aori13 1996 THE BULLETIN I -~ .~- ---.-.-' - - -~- -- ~ Fire damages LJFD's $475,000 ladder truck by uenlse Becker New' Brighton fu-c station in order to One of tllC firefighters kept his foot the New Brighton Fire Department It's something not many have p;;rfonn some training exercises. on the brake pedal, while the other for help. seen before: a fire truck on fire. When they turned onto New put blocks behind lhc UlICk's wheels Using firc-suprcssing foam, the A ladder truck owned by the Brighton Boulevard from County to keep it stationary. two dcpartmcnl'> were able [0 put the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Road E2, the truck suddenly lost "I('s surprising that lhccc wnsn't blaze out in ubout two minules. Department (UVFD) and valued at JX)wcr. any injuries becllusc it was ~ very SZtlfek said he doo<;n't know if S475,000 cnught fire March 28 at The two firefighters "smelled intense fire," 5.1id Szurck. the lnJck Cilfl be repaired, or if it must New BrigtltOl1 Boulevard nnd County something strange," looked behind The fire was fed by the truck's be replaced. The fire department Rood E2 in New Brighton. them from the cab and saw smoke 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid. which purchased the truck in 19B5.J!JJ lJVFD Chief Don Szurck said coming from the engine ar~. is used 10 raise und lower the insured for replacement value. _hat on Wednesday at 4 p.m,. Szurek said the emergency brake ladder/crane. Jrefighters Dave Fuller and SCOlt wouldn't hold <llld the truek bcganto Fuller and Brandt caUed the The cause of the rire is not . mndt were driving the truck to the roIl backwards onto Coumy Rood E2. Lake Johanna Fire Department and known a1 ulis time. said Szurck. ,,~--- ~-._", ~,- _n'_ ____.~....D........._~'''"_.... _. --- "....... '"'--"-~ -'~-~- - - I- ... . ...