Crime & Safety

Car Rams Into East Farmingdale Fire House

Driver suffers minor injuries; two fire department vehicles damaged.

The driver of a red SUV lost control of his vehicle Tuesday and slammed into one of the bay doors of the East Farmingdale Fire Department's Station 2.

The crash took place about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday when the car veered off Wellwood Avenue at 15th Street in West Babylon.

The cause of the accident is under investigation, authorities said.

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The car drove through the fire department's bay door and damaged an ambulance and a Rescue truck parked inside. The driver suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Firefighters made temporary fixes to the door and secured the scene, authorities said.

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