Eight firefighters were seriously injured when two trucks collided while rushing to a fire in Paterson, New Jersey, on Saturday.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Broadway and Straight Street, sending one truck hurtling into a tree and the other into a supermarket.
The injured firefighters were rushed to St. Joseph’s University Medical Centre, Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott told NorthJersey.com.
The three most seriously injured were in a stable condition on Saturday night, Mr McDermott told the news site.
The crews had been on their way to a two-alarm fire at a Targets Closeout e-bikes store.
Paterson police department director Jerry Speziale tweeted that he was at the hospital with other city leaders on Saturday night “praying” for the injured officers.
“Paterson’s bravest are amazing individuals. Praying for their speedy recovery,” he wrote.
“We have eight firefighters who are injured, one who is pretty severely injured, so we ask that people pray for that individual to make a full and speedy recovery,” Mr Sayegh told CBS News.
Cellphone video obtained by CBS News showed the moment one firetruck crashed into the other at the intersection at high speed.
