Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Hawaii ambulance catches fire, killing patient and injuring paramedic By: FOXNews.com August 25, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT A patient died, and a paramedic was critically injured when their ambulance caught fire outside a hospital in Hawaii, emergency officials said. A patient died, and a paramedic was critically injured when their ambulance caught fire outside a hospital in Hawaii, emergency officials said."This is something I’ve never seen before," Honolulu Emergency Services Director Dr. Jim Ireland reportedly said during a news conference.The 91-year-old patient and the paramedic were in the back of the ambulance as it pulled up to Adventist Castle Health in Kailua Wednesday night. The ambulance caught fire after a possible explosion, for reasons investigators do not yet understand."Disturbing witness video showed plumes of thick smoke pouring from the ambulance as firefighters responded, frantically working to put out the flames," Hawaii News Now reported.HAWAII ELECTIONS: AIONA WINS GOP NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR, DEMS BACK GREEN; SCHATZ TO FACE MCDERMOTT FOR SENATEAnother emergency medical technician who was driving the ambulance escaped injury. The paramedic in back, an eight-year veteran, was initially treated at the hospital and then taken to another emergency room at the Straub Burn Unit, a city and county news release said."All our paramedics, EMTs and dispatchers are all treasured members of our staff and or family, they save lives every day, and it’s just very hard to be in a situation where our team is the ones who are injured. I’ll just leave it at that," Ireland said. "Please pray for him."The Honolulu Fire Department is investigating.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Hawaii ambulance catches fire, killing patient and injuring paramedic By: FOXNews.com August 25, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT A patient died, and a paramedic was critically injured when their ambulance caught fire outside a hospital in Hawaii, emergency officials said. A patient died, and a paramedic was critically injured when their ambulance caught fire outside a hospital in Hawaii, emergency officials said."This is something I’ve never seen before," Honolulu Emergency Services Director Dr. Jim Ireland reportedly said during a news conference.The 91-year-old patient and the paramedic were in the back of the ambulance as it pulled up to Adventist Castle Health in Kailua Wednesday night. The ambulance caught fire after a possible explosion, for reasons investigators do not yet understand."Disturbing witness video showed plumes of thick smoke pouring from the ambulance as firefighters responded, frantically working to put out the flames," Hawaii News Now reported.HAWAII ELECTIONS: AIONA WINS GOP NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR, DEMS BACK GREEN; SCHATZ TO FACE MCDERMOTT FOR SENATEAnother emergency medical technician who was driving the ambulance escaped injury. The paramedic in back, an eight-year veteran, was initially treated at the hospital and then taken to another emergency room at the Straub Burn Unit, a city and county news release said."All our paramedics, EMTs and dispatchers are all treasured members of our staff and or family, they save lives every day, and it’s just very hard to be in a situation where our team is the ones who are injured. I’ll just leave it at that," Ireland said. "Please pray for him."The Honolulu Fire Department is investigating.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd