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Fire damages building, ambulances at Parke County EMS

A fire caused significant damage to a Parke County emergency services provider.

Parke County EMS reports that its station at 395 Parkway Drive in Rockville caught fire at 1:30 Wednesday morning.  The cause was a fire that started in the engine compartment of an ambulance that had returned to station about 40 minutes before.

Parke County EMS now has one ambulance listed as a total loss and two others out of service until repairs can be made. A large amount of medical supplies and equipment was also damaged.

Plans are being made to keep ambulance service going in Parke County while awaiting repairs.

Two crew members were treated for smoke inhalation.

 

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