The New Hope Fire Department in Wayne County has posted these pictures of their Engine 1, which was rear-ended yesterday while responding to a call. It was struck by a tractor-drawn gasoline tanker on Highway 70 Bypass near mile marker 336, at the emergency turnaround.

There were no injuries, no was was there any leak from the tanker. The driver/operator was not at fault. The Pierce engine is their first-out engine, and will be out of service for an extended period of time. See this Facebook posting of theirs, for more information.

New Hope Fire Department photos