Six firemen from Almora fire department were injured when they were travelling in the fire department vehicle, met with an accident near Patal Devi, Almora on Wednesday morning.
However, all the injured persons have been reported to be out of danger. Though the police concerned of the Almora district is investigating this road accident case, break fail of the said fire department vehicle is reported to be the reason behind this road mishap.
The injured firemen were, however, taken to the Almora district hospital for treatment. The firefighters who were injured in this road mishap have been identified as Govind Singh Aswal, driver of the ill-fated vehicle, Ganesh Chand, Dan Singh Khair, Somveer Panwar, Arvind Kamboj and Arjun Singh, said the official concerned of the Almora fire department.
Meanwhile, health condition of two of the injured fire fighters including Govind Singh Aswal and Ganesh Chand is reported to be serious. But there is no need to be worried as all the inured firemen are out of danger, added the official concerned of the Almora fire department.
The fire department vehicle with six firefighters was on a routine duty in Almora city when this accident took place around 9.45 on Wednesday morning, the official concerned of the Almora fire department further said.