MOLINE, Ill. — A Moline Fire Department ladder truck was hit by a passing train while firefighters were extinguishing a fire inside an industrial dust-collector.
Firefighters had responded to Williams White & Company on Sept. 11, near the railroad tracks, when the collision occurred as they worked to contain the blaze, KWQC reported.
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The passing train struck the outriggers on one side of the ladder truck. Officials told WQAD that the ladder truck was inspected and returned to service.
No firefighters were injured.
The fire in the container, filled with sawdust, was extinguished in 45 minutes.
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