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Monday, August 20, 2012 - FIRE UNITS WERE RESPONDING TO A REPORTED MVA ON ROUTE 287 INVOLVING A TRACTOR TRAILER AND A PASSENGER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER VEHICLE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE TRACTOR AND RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK. HAZMAT WAS SPECIAL CALLED. WHILE HEADING TO THIS CALL, FIRE UNITS ENCOUNTERED A THREE VEHICLE MVA AT THE OFF RAMP BY STELTON ROAD. SIX PERSONS WERE INJURED AND ONE WAS TRAPPED. CHIEF MOCHARSKI WAS IN COMMAND AS ENGINE 4 AND RESCUE 1 WERE DIVERTED TO THE ALARM WITH ENGINE 4 STRETCHING IN WITH AN ATTACK LINE AND RESCUE 1 SETTING UP FOR EXTRICATION. FIRE FIGHTERS ATTENDED TO THE INJURED AND HANDED OFF ALL PATIENTS TO ARRIVING EMS UNITS FOR TRANSPORT.
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