BOSTON -- The Boston Firefighters Union wants the state inspection unit to go through their aging fleet after a fire truck suffered mechanical failure and hit a parked vehicle, just two days after another truck was involved in a fatal crash.
The 19-year-old Ladder 15 went out of control Sunday when a turbocharger failed and flooded the engine, causing it to suddenly speed up. On Friday Ladder 26 crashed into a high-rise building, killing Lt. Kevin Kelley.
Ed Kelly, president of Local 718, on Sunday said the union will ask Gov. Deval Patrick to order a state inspection, saying the danger to firefighters is too grave to ignore.
Kelly says Boston firefighters apparatus on the street that's older than some of the firefighters on this job.
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