Chattanooga firefighters, truck exposed to possible bedbug infestation

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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500 W. Martin Luther King Boulevard

500 W. Martin Luther King Boulevard

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- A group of Chattanooga firefighters and the truck they were using are at the center of an unusual situation: a possible bedbug infestation.

Fire department spokesman Bruce Garner explained that Quint 2 responded from Station 1 to J.C. Towers at 500 W. Martin Luther King Boulevard Monday shortly before 6 p.m. on a medical call.

The patient was found lying on the floor when firefighters arrived.The patient was prepared for transport and handed off to Hamilton County EMS.

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