3 CFD firefighters OK after fire engine flips while responding to call

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three firefighters are out of the hospital after their fire engine flipped over early Sunday morning while responding to a call, the Charlotte Fire Department said.

Engine 28 was responding to a fire alarm around 4:30 a.m. when the vehicle overturned on Sunset Road, near Statesville Road in north Charlotte.

There were four firefighters on board -- three were hurt and taken to the hospital, officials said. They were released later Sunday morning.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating what led to the crash. No other details have been released.

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