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While the boom was being raised to the 8th floor window in question, the rig toppled over. Firefighter Thomas C. Collier was fatally injured. Captain Hillis Baker and Firefighter James Denning were also severely injured. This call was later determined to have been a false alarm. |
Firefighters are seen here hosing down spilled gasoline from Snorkel 3's fuel tank while the investigation continues |
The Mack and Kenworth wreckers were used to raise the Snorkel's boom clear of the ground. They then rolled backwards returning the boom to its nested position. The boom was then chained down to prevent further movement. |
The Mack and Kenworth wreckers were then used as anchor points while the Crown wrecker positioned on the opposite side of the Snorkel made the big pull to right the fallen rig. |
The last pieces were picked up as well as the last of the spilled gasoline, hydraulic fluid and battery acid was cleaned up. F1500 was taken to the LA City Shop for assessment. |
The other big Snorkel that the LAFD had just received from Crown was immediately pulled from service pending an |
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