Four firefighters injured after fire engines collide

Published July 17, 2022 4:33 PM PDT

Four Oakland firefighters were injured Sunday morning when two ladder trucks collided. 

According to an Oakland Fire Department spokesperson, the crash happened just before 8 a.m. on 20th St. and Broadway near where the crews were responding to a fire in a now vacant building formerly owned by Pacific Gas and Electric building. 

Two Oakland Fire trucks collide leaving four firefighters injured on July 17, 2022

The firefighters were transported to a local hospital. All four have since been released, two are resting at home, and the two others have returned to work. 

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One person was found uninjured inside the building. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. 

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