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Orfordville tanker rolls on way to fire

By ANN MARIE AMES ( Contact ) Monday, May 5, 2008 - 2:12 p.m.

NEWARK TOWNSHIP--An Orfordville Fire Department tanker truck rolled over on County H and Mill Pond Road just before 2 p.m. Monday, according to Rock County 911 Center dispatch reports.

Orfordville was one of several departments dispatched to a car on fire in a barn at 1:30 p.m. at 8314 W. St. Lawrence Road in Newark Township.

Just after 2 p.m., Orfordville requested back up, and the fire was reported as a barn fire, according to scanner reports.

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opinion
May 6, 2008 at 11:35 a.m.
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Didn't Orfordvill flip a tanker a few years back on the way to another fire too???

Orf_Emt_251
May 6, 2008 at 9:25 a.m.
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As far as we know everyone is ok. Both are being treated and hopefully will make full recoveries. The road that they turned over on had two 90 degree turns and they make the first but went off the road onto soft ground before the second turn. Both are long time members of the department. The tanker was also full of water that also played a part in the weight of the truck tipping over. I was on seen as I am part of the department!

tammyk1017
May 5, 2008 at 8:18 p.m.
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Channel 3's website is reporting the names of the injured firefighters. I will leave it up to the Gazette to publish that information on their own, but here's the link to Channel3000's news story: http://www.channel3000.com/news/16165517.... My family's prayers are with the injured and their families for a speedy recovery.

sth5261415
May 5, 2008 at 5:59 p.m.
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He was actually flown out by REACT.

crafty
May 5, 2008 at 5:43 p.m.
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The vehicle hit a tree near the intersection of County Highway H and Mill Pond Road, west of Beloit. Rock County authorities said that the driver of the truck apparently took a curve too fast.

One of the victims was taken by MedFlight to a hospital while the other was rushed to a local hospital. Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Hope everyone is alright.

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