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Brookfield Firetruck Crashes In New York Ditch: FD

A fire engine operated by The Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department's Candlewood Company​ ended up in a ditch​ in Putnam County, NY.

BROOKFIELD, CT — A fire engine operated by The Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department's Candlewood Company ended up in a ditch in Putnam County, NY, on Tuesday.

No one was injured, and no other vehicles were involved, according to a post from a BFD spokesperson on Facebook.

The "mishap" occurred on Haviland Hollow Road in Putnam Lake Tuesday afternoon while the engine was on its way for service, according to the report.

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The Putnam County Sheriff's Department is investigating the accident. We will publish more details on the accident as they are made available.

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