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    1. Apparatus

    MA Firefighters Hurt When Apparatus Catches Fire

    Feb. 13, 2019
    A fire engine burst into flames inside one of Mansfield’s two fire houses, injuring two firefighters and damaging equipment.

    By Aviva Luttrell

    Source MassLive.com, Springfield, Mass.

    Mansfield, PA, Police Department
    An apparatus caught fire in a station of the Mansfield, MA, Fire Department early Wednesday, injuring two firefighters.
    An apparatus caught fire in a station of the Mansfield, MA, Fire Department early Wednesday, injuring two firefighters.

    A fire engine burst into flames inside one of Mansfield’s two fire houses early Wednesday morning, injuring two firefighters and damaging equipment.

    The blaze broke out inside the North Main Street Fire Station around 3 a.m. and closed the road for hours, according to the Mansfield Police Department.

    Firefighters managed to save another fire truck and an ambulance that were inside the station at the time, Boston 25 reported.

    Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, according to the television station.

    The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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