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Box Truck Flips onto it's Side

This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.

At 9:57 AM on Monday, 5/18/26 Norwich’s Engines 1 & 3, Squad A and Battalion 1 with American Ambulance and the CT State Police were dispatched to Route 2 Eastbound, Exit 37 for a box truck rollover possibly with fire. Battalion 1 signed on and requested East Great Plain ET 51 and Laurel Hill Tanker 61 in case more water would be needed. 


Engine 1 arrived at 10:03 with a box truck on it’s driver’s side that was not on fire. The driver self extricated and was evaluated by Engine 1. The truck had a minor diesel fuel leak and was carrying industrial batteries. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was requested to the scene by command.


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RYAN FLAHERTYCorrespondent

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