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Manhasset-Lakeville (NY) firefighters rescued a teen from a crashed vehicle that had caught on fire after crashing into a tree.
The incident occurred late Wednesday evening on October 5 in a hamlet on Long Island, New York. The 19-year-old victim veered off the road and struck a tree. One fire officials told a reported from theislandnow.com that he had seen worse vehicle crashes, but never without a fatality.
The victim suffered multiple broken bones, including legs, ribs, and pelvis, and a punctured lung. First-arriving firefighters used extinguishers and water ported from a home in the vicinity of the crash to protect the victim until additional help arrived.
Read more details on this incident HERE. For more on firefighter response to such incidents, visit our Extrication Zone or read Extrication Strikes Back: Returning to the Basics while Keeping Focused on the Future.
