PUYALLUP, Wash. - Police in Puyallup are investigating a driver for driving under the influence following an early-morning crash involving a firetruck on the scene of a house fire.

Timeline:

Around 3:30 a.m., firefighters were responding to a garage fire at a home in Puyallup. While crews were putting out the flames, someone crashed into one of the fire engines in service.

Source: Pierce County Fire and Rescue

No firefighters were injured by the crash, but Truck 72, including its ladder, was heavily damaged, according to the Central Pierce Fire & Rescue team.

In a Sunday morning statement, CPFR said the driver was evaluated at the scene before police launched an investigation into the motorist's suspected impairment.

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