Union wants inspection of Boston firefighting equipment

(NECN: Prat Thakkar, Boston, Mass.) - Three accidents in 11 days have left Boston firefighters reeling. Now, the union wants the state to get involved. The Boston Firefighters Union wants the state inspection unit to go through their aging fleet after a fire truck suffered mechanical failure and hit a parked vehicle yesterday, just two days after another truck was involved in a fatal crash. The 19-year-old Ladder 15 went out of control yesterday when a turbocharger failed and flooded the engine, causing it to suddenly speed up. read more

NECN | January 12, 2009

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