Video on News WebsiteWed Sep 9 2009 11:48:02
A 22-ton fire engine had to be rescued after it got stuck down a sink hole in Los Angeles.
Crews and tow trucks were used to haul out the vehicle, which was responding to a burst water main on a street in the San Fernando Valley.
Four firefighters escaped injury as mud and water poured into the cabin. They had been trying to back the engine out of the street when the pavement collapsed.
Mike Miller from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said: "The leak had already caused a void underneath the street. The weight of the fire truck just made it sink right in."
Water is likely to have damaged the radio and computer system but the $500,000 engine was believed to be salvageable.
Crews and tow trucks were used to haul out the vehicle, which was responding to a burst water main on a street in the San Fernando Valley.
Four firefighters escaped injury as mud and water poured into the cabin. They had been trying to back the engine out of the street when the pavement collapsed.
Mike Miller from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said: "The leak had already caused a void underneath the street. The weight of the fire truck just made it sink right in."
Water is likely to have damaged the radio and computer system but the $500,000 engine was believed to be salvageable.
