Excerpts from Fox32Chicago.com:
Five people, including four firefighters, were hospitalized Sunday when the brakes failed on a Chicago Fire Department fire truck, sending it into a vehicle at an intersection in Chatham on the South Side.
Engine 122 out of 101 E. 79th St., was traveling north on King Drive with its emergency lights activated about 7 a.m. when its brakes failed as it passed through the intersection at 75th Street. The pumper hit an eastbound vehicle, injuring a woman in the driver’s seat who was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. Chicago fire officials have since said that she has been stabilized.
Four firefighters were also injured in the crash. Three have already been released from the hospital and the fourth was expected to be released later Sunday.
From CFDMedia on Twitter:
Shortly after 7am, E122 was involved in an accident with a vehicle containing one passenger at 75th & King Drive. 3 CFD members have been discharged and a 4th CFD member is expected to be released later today. Civilian passenger is stable at U of C. Incident under investigation.
#1 by Michael m on November 27, 2019 - 1:09 PM
what was wrong with the 2009 rig? Goes to show the city really needs those new engines!
#2 by CrabbyMilton on November 26, 2019 - 6:07 AM
30 years or 30 days old it still should work. Someone is going to be called on the carpet but who?
#3 by Sebastian on November 25, 2019 - 7:22 PM
My apologies.. i thought it was the 09 rig!
#4 by rich s. on November 25, 2019 - 6:53 PM
I do work for the CFD and 122 was in a spare rig as are most of the fleet at this time.
#5 by Mike on November 25, 2019 - 5:14 PM
Sebastian I’m pretty sure rich works for cfd. He’s probably got a leg up on what’s going on there.
#6 by Wayne on November 25, 2019 - 4:56 PM
122 was in the spare engine that Rich mentioned at the time of the accident.
#7 by Sebastian on November 25, 2019 - 4:31 PM
Um Rich engine 122 is a 2009 spartan not 1993
#8 by rich s. on November 25, 2019 - 2:17 PM
FDD541 1993 Spartan Diamond/Luverne originally assigned to E92 then E129. These are 30 years old and are usually not too great at stopping.