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7 firefighters hurt after fire truck overturns

All of their injuries were minor; there’s no word yet on how the rig overturned

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HILLCREST HEIGHTS, Md. — Seven firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after their fire truck overturned while responding to a fire Sunday morning.

WUSA9.com reported that the truck, assigned to the Morningside (Md.) Volunteer Fire Department, overturned at an intersection. The firefighters were taken to the hospital and were later released.

There were no civilian injuries in the accident.

Fire officials have not said what caused the fire truck to overturn.