Chaos struck the streets of San Francisco on Friday afternoon when a rush to battle flames led to a collision between two fire department vehicles. The San Francisco Fire Department reported that Engine 10 and Truck 10 were involved in the accident near California and Lyon Streets in the city's Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood just before the clock struck 4 p.m. Three firefighters were left nursing moderate injuries from the incident, but luck is on their side as recovery is anticipated, CBS News Bay Area confirmed.
When the smash-up occurred, the iron horse brigade was en route to a fire call on Pierce Street. Despite the misfortune that befell Engine 10 and Truck 10, the fire department assured that other units reached the potential conflagration. According to an official San Francisco Fire Department document, the collision also cast three civilian vehicles into the fray of damage.
Investigations into the pile-up are now in the hands of the San Francisco Police Department's Traffic Unit—a procedural step taken in the stride of any injury collision.
