1 injured in Davenport truck fire, crash
One person received minor injuries after a truck they were in caught on fire and crashed into a transformer.
The Davenport Fire Department was called to a reported vehicle fire in the 200 block of W. 50th Street on Thursday, May 23 at about 1:22 a.m. They responded with one apparatus initially, but when they arrived, they requested an additional apparatus and a command vehicle, bringing the total response to seven crew members.
When the first unit arrived, they found several items burning in the street and a pickup truck that was on fire several hundred yards down the road. The vehicle came to a stop when it struck and damaged an electrical transformer. Fre crews quickly extinguished the blaze. The vehicle sustained heavy fire damage to the bed and cab areas. Other fire crews worked to extinguish the burning items found in the roadway.
The driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Crews remained on the scene for a couple of hours investigating. Mid-American arrived to isolate power to the transformer and survey the damage to their equipment.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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