Multiple People Transported from Crash with Fire on Route 2 in Norwich

Photo by Yantic FireLuckily the operators were able to self extricate prior to the fire department's arrival.

Photo by Costa KonstantinidisEngine 33 extinguishing the fire while Engine 32 nurses them.

Photo by Costa Konstantinidis

Photo by Costa Konstantinidis
NORWICH, CT - At 7:58 A.M. on June 21st, the Yantic Fire Co. was dispatched to Route 2 eastbound, between Exit 29 and Backus Hospital, for a car accident with fire. Car 38 arrived at 8:00 A.M. reporting one vehicle on fire with everyone out of the cars.
Engine 33 arrived at 8:08 A.M. with two vehicles fully involved and stretched a one-and-three-quarter-inch hose line. Engine 32 arrived next and gave their tank water to Engine 33. Command requested East Great Plain’s ET-51 for water. American Ambulance transported multiple patients.