L.A. firefighters escape as truck sinks into hole

L.A. firefighters escape as truck sinks into hole
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Los Angeles firetruck nearly swallowed by sinkhole Tuesday morning

Firefighters in truck were responding to flooding call when incident happened

Two firefighters escaped truck through windows; no injuries reported


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Los Angeles firefighters and city crews worked for several hours Tuesday to rescue one of their own: a 22-ton firetruck that was nearly swallowed by a water-logged sinkhole.


Two firefighters crawled out of the truck's windows after it sank Tuesday morning. No one was injured.

The incident happened after four firefighters took the truck to the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Valley Village, where flooding had been reported after a water main break, just before 6 a.m. PT.
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