3 hurt after FDNY rig blows tire, shatters window

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The jagged edge of a metal curb guard ripped open a massive tire on the ladder truck, which correspondingly made the tire explode, and it blew out the window in 160 Delancey St. the front store window, said FDNY Chief John Rail.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/09/29/3-suffer-minor-injuries-after-fdny-truck-blows-tire-shattering-window-on-lower-east-side/

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Wow....jagged curb or not, it really must have caught that tire at JUST the right weak spot. Those tires are pretty beefy.

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Wow....jagged curb or not, it really must have caught that tire at JUST the right weak spot. Those tires are pretty beefy.

It happens. I've seen two ambulances (not FDNY and obviously not as big tires as fire trucks) in the past couple of years that have blown tires just from hitting drainage grates in the curb