ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — A fire station suffered damage when a fire truck backed into the building Thursday night.
The incident occurred at 10 p.m. as the crew was returning to the station. As they approached the station, the driver and officer in charge made the decision to back onto the front ramp rather than using firefighters to spot the apparatus, according to a press release from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
As the rig was backed onto the ramp, the driver mistakenly believed he had the bay door lined up in his mirrors. However, the driver had two different bay doors in his mirrors and the apparatus backed in to the exterior brick column between the two doors, according to the report.
While there were no injuries, the damage to the station was substantial. The brick column was knocked down, causing two bay doors to collapse.
The accident caused minor, cosmetic damage to the backing engine. A falling bay door damaged a mirror on an engine parked inside the station.
Full service from the station was continued. An investigation of the incident will be conducted.