Make this page my home page

  1. Drag the home icon in this panel and drop it onto the "house icon" in the tool bar for the browser

  2. Select "Yes" from the popup window and you're done!

Fire Truck Refurb Sale – Special Discount Code: FR630
FireRescue1 - News, products and training resources
January 29, 2010

Print Comment RSS

Mass. woman struck by flailing fire hose dies

Fire truck was en route to a call when a hose slipped out of a compartment in the vehicle's side

By Jason Kessler
CNN

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An 82-year-old woman died Thursday, two days after a hose dangling off a passing fire truck struck her in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Cambridge Fire Department truck was en route to a scene Tuesday morning, lights flashing and sirens wailing, when a hose slipped out of a compartment in the vehicle's side.

Interested in Apparatus Accessories?
Get pricing, product info &
discounts from top companies.
* First:
* Last:
* Department:
* Email:
* Zip Code:
Telephone:

The driver continued on, unaware that the hose was unspooling, witnesses said. "We're talking at least 50 yards of hose that I could see," a witness told CNN affiliate WCVB.

Cambridge Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Flagg told CNN as the truck turned a corner, "the hose swung around like a slingshot and the (metal nozzle) end of the hose" hit Gertrude King.

King had been standing on an island median waiting for the truck to pass.

The truck's driver did not notice anything amiss after the incident, witnesses told WCVB. A separate fire truck traveling behind the one with the loose hose alerted that truck's crew to the severely injured woman in its wake, one of the witnesses said.

After two days at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she underwent surgery, King died early Thursday morning.

The Cambridge Police Department is investigating why the hose dislodged.

Calls to the Cambridge Fire Department went unanswered Thursday.

Copyright 2010 Cable News Network

LexisNexis Copyright © 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.   
Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy

All Rights Reserved

Visit the Careers Section


Connect with FireRescue1

Mobile Apps Facebook Twitter Google+

Featured Deals

 
About FireRescue1 Advertise Contact Us Member Support My Profile Privacy Policy Sitemap
FireRescue1 News & Video Popular Products Popular Topics Resources In Our Network
FireRescue1 is revolutionizing the way the fire service community finds relevant news, identifies important training information, interacts online and researches product purchases and suppliers. It's the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for firefighters and fire departments worldwide.
 Columnists
Fire News
Fire News Feed
Fire Photos
Fire Videos
Firefighter Tips FlashoverTV
Line-of-Duty Deaths
 Apparatus
Fire Gloves
Fire Radios
Fire Tools
PPE
Prevention Products
Rescue Equipment
All Fire Products 		Department Management
Fire Attack
Fire-EMS
Fire Prevention
Firefighter Safety
Volunteer
Wildland
All Fire Topics
 Copyright Info
Fire Games
Firefighter Blog
Firefighter Jobs
Firefighter Training
FR1 Sponsors
Newsletters
NFPA Standards
 Bioterrorism
Fire Grants
Paramedic Jobs
Paramedic Videos
Tactical EMS
Volunteering
Follow Us
Facebook Twitter Google RSS LinkedIn
Visit other FireRescue1 Network Sites: Copyright © 2012 Firerescue1.com. All Rights Reserved. TRUSTe Verified Site