Fire truck heading to blaze kills 2 | Inquirer News

Fire truck heading to blaze kills 2

03:37 PM August 07, 2011

SYDNEY – A fire truck racing to the scene of a blaze Sunday left two people dead in the northern Australian city of Darwin after it crashed into their vehicle, police said.

The airport fire truck was heading to a warehouse blaze in the city’s east when it ran into the four-wheel drive, crushing part of it.

“Two people were tragically killed,” police Commander Kym Davies said.

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“At this stage we’re unable to ascertain exactly what has happened, it is a tragedy but we’re investigating.”

Police said a wharf-side warehouse caught fire early Sunday but there were no reported injuries from the blaze.

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