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BRIEFLY; CRASH CUTS SHORT FIRE TRUCK RESCUE.


LANCASTER - A fire truck en route to a medical call Tuesday was hit by a pickup truck that might have run a stop sign, Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La
 officials said.

The Quint 33 ladder truck from Fire Station 33 was hit broadside about 1:10 p.m. as it was headed north on Beech Avenue, officials said. Officials said the westbound pickup truck apparently ran a stop sign at the intersection of Beech Avenue and Jackman Street.

The pickup driver, who told officials she did not hear the sirens Sirens

with song, bird-women lure sailors to death. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey]

See : Enchantment


sirens

their singing so sweet, it lured sailors to their death. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 48]

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, suffered minor injuries. But a 30-year-old passenger had to be airlifted to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History  in Mission Hills.

No one in the fire truck was injured in·jure  
tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures
1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.

2. To cause damage to; impair.

3.
 and a second unit was dispatched to handle the medical call.

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Date:Jun 7, 2000
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