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August 31, 2010

UK firefighters complain new fire trucks too big for roads

The state-of-the-art fire engines cost the Warwickshire brigade 900,000 pounds

The Mirror

WARWICKSHIRE, England — Fire chiefs spent nearly one million pounds on two vehicles that are said to be too big for local roads.

The state-of-the-art fire engines cost the Warwickshire brigade 900,000 pounds. But firefighters have complained that the 22-ton trucks are difficult to drive and too big for country lanes.

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A union rep said: "The machines are flavour of the month but nobody who has used them knows why."

But Assistant Chief Fire Officer Jim Onions said they will prove effective.

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