fire truck

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US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The two officers inside the fire truck that collided with the plane were also taken to hospital with injuries.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

They were found buried in sand alongside the wrecked ambulances, fire truck and UN vehicle.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

The fire truck parked out front flashed its lights.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn