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Article: Waterjet to the rescue: when a fire truck fell victim to a fire, a waterjet used by the truck's manufacturer was able to salvage it as well as increase efficiency and save rebuilding costs.(WATERJET)
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- Modern Applications News
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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After responding to a fire in Galesburg, IL, a custom-made fire truck from Alexis Fire Equipment Co. needed rescuing when a wall collapsed on it. At first it was given up as "dead," but thanks to waterjet technology, it was resurrected.
"In order to get access to water, the firefighters parked the truck close to the building, and during the fire the building's wall collapsed," Mike Shull, Alexis vice president, said. "Fire engulfed the aerial truck, incinerating everything on the driver's side. The warning lights, the console, all the plastic components were melted."
Once the vehicle was returned to the plant in Alexis, IL, the fire equipment ...
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