While responding to a fire incident, a fire truck in Manila got into a road mishap
FIRE TRUCK – A fire engine was involved in a road accident on its way to respond to a fire incident in Paco, Manila, Monday, August 15.
A fire incident is defined as an incident involving smoke, heat, and. flames causing property damage to multiple building fixtures or fittings.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, a total of 77,724 fire incidents or an average of 15,545 fire incidents every year or 42 fire incidents a day have been recorded from 2013 to 2017.
Among the causes of fire incidents in the Philippines are open flame due to torch, unattended cooking and lighted candles, electrical connection, and lighted cigarette butts.
On the other hand, among the ways in order to prevent incidents of fire are the following; checking all electrical wirings regularly, avoiding electrical overloading, installing smoke alarms, not smoking inside the house, keeping matches and other flammable objects out of children’s reach and keeping the burning candles within our sight.
Meanwhile, a fire truck got involved in a road accident while on its way to responding to a fire incident.
The fire truck of the Manila Fire Department on board four firemen was supposed to respond to a fire incident in Paco, Manila on Monday, August 15 when it hit a jeepney parked at Pedro Gil.
According to the driver of the jeepney, his car was parked at a gas station when the fire truck hit his passenger vehicle.
As a result, the fire truck overturned leaving the four fire marshals injured.
Those who were injured were rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, the jeepney driver was unhurt.
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