Chicago:Five firefighters, woman and child hurt in crash

Five firefighters, woman and child hurt in crash
November 6, 2008 at 5:01 PM

Five firefighters, a woman and a young girl were injured today on the Near North Side when a car and a fire truck collided at the intersection of Division and Wells Streets and the fire truck caught fire, fire officials said.

Two firefighters and the woman were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the child was taken to Children's Memorial Hospital, and the other three firefighters were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, fire officials said.



The injured were in serious to critical condition but none of the injuries was life-threatening, fire officials said.



The fire truck was traveling east on Division Street responding to a call with its lights flashing when it collided with a tan Toyota Corolla traveling south on Wells Street at about 3:10 p.m., said Eve Rodriquez, a Fire Department spokeswoman. The injured woman and child were in the Corolla.
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