CHELSEA, Mass. — A firefighter was injured Thursday when a fire hose that caught under a passing car dragged him as he tried to attach the hose to a hydrant.
Boston Globe reported that fire officials responded to a call for a building fire at about 2:30 p.m. In an attempt to extinguish a stove fire that started in a kitchen at the four-family residence, a firefighter was positioned on a nearby street to connect a hose to a hydrant.
“While he was hooking up to the hydrant, a car running down Broadway got hooked on the hose line and drove down the street,” Deputy Fire Chief John Quatieri said. “It knocked the firefighter off his feet ... He was dragged several feet down the highway until he was able to get free.”
The firefighter was taken to the hospital with some road-rash burns and a knee injury, according to the report. He was later released that evening after getting X-rays on his knee and receiving treatment for bumps and bruises.
While authorities do not have a description of the vehicle that dragged the firefighter, one witness reported part of the car’s license plate numbers. Police were viewing nearby surveillance footage to obtain more information about the suspect, Chief Quatieri said.