A fire broke out at a barbecue stand in San Vicente, while two men were injured during a vehicular accident, causing one vehicle to overturn on As Terlaje Hill. The incidents happened over the weekend.<\/p>\n
No one was injured in the blaze, according to Derek Gersonde, information officer of the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services.<\/p>\n
The fire department received a call from the Department of Public Safety\u2019s 911 on Friday at 4:31pm about a structure fire in San Vicente.<\/p>\n
Firefighters from the Susupe fire station responded and placed the blaze under control at 4:42pm.<\/p>\n
Gersonde said the arson investigation unit\u2019s investigation revealed that the cause of the fire at the barbecue stand was electrical. The case is deemed closed.<\/p>\n
The barbecue stand sustained minor damage.<\/p>\n
In the vehicular accident, Gersonde said they received a call from DPS 911 on Sunday at 6:28pm about an overturned vehicle on the upgrade of As Terlaje Hill.<\/p>\n
Firefighters and medics from Koblerville and Garapan fire stations responded to the scene.<\/p>\n
Gersonde said emergency medical technicians came upon two vehicles, with one overturned.<\/p>\n
Both male drivers were brought to the Commonwealth Health Center\u2019s emergency room.<\/p>\n
Gersonde said one driver complained of pain on the left arm, while the other driver had neck pain. Emergency medical technicians took precautions to stabilize the driver\u2019s neck and spine.<\/p>\n
Gersonde said details about how the accident happened should be referred to DPS.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, DPS had yet to release information about the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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