Vehicle Crashes into CA Fire Station
Nov. 4 -- A car slammed into a La Jolla fire station Saturday night, coming close to firefighters but causing no injuries, authorities said.
Three people were in the car when it veered off the road and took out a section of the wall at San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s station 9 on Ardath Lane near Torrey Pines Road, police and fire officials said.
The crash, which happened about 7:30 p.m., severed a natural gas line to an exterior barbecue. A San Diego Gas & Electric Co. crew was called in to make repairs to the line.
“Crews were eating dinner when they heard a loud noise. A car ran into the wall outside the station,” San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Joseph Scuri told OnScene TV. “They were about 12 feet away, eating dinner in the kitchen.”
Scuri said damage was limited to a patio wall at the station.
A structural engineer was evaluating the extent of damage to the building, according to a Fire Department tweet.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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