Unit 194 of Civil Protection and Firefighters that collided with the pickup truck

On February 10, Chapala Civil Protection and Fire Department truck crashed into a pickup truck while responding to a fire call in Ajijic.

«In the course, Unit 194  collided with a Ford Explorer Sport 2018 vehicle,» the report of the municipal fire department stated.  

The crash was minor and there were no injuries. The pickup sustained damage to the right rearview mirror and dash which will be covered by the corresponding insurance of both units. 

Despite the crash, two members of Civil Protection and Fire Department responded to the call on Zaragoza Street in Ajijic. A building measuring 15 by 3 meters (about 500 square feet) burned,  damaging a motorcycle. To extinguish the fire, the support of the fire truck from the Civil Protection and Fire Department of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos was needed, in addition to two other trucks from Chapala.

The fire left material losses estimated at 30 thousand pesos, according to the report of the corresponding day.

Translated by Christalle Dalsted