Security cameras Sunday night captured a Cal Fire engine plowing through the property of a truck rack business in Shingle Springs.
“When I got the notification of it early this morning, I couldn’t believe the fact that somebody had stolen a Cal Fire Truck and had actually driven it through my property,” said Van Thompson, owner of the company.
Cal Fire told CBS13 that as crews responded to a grass fire sparked by illegal fireworks, an inmate firefighter stole the engine and took it for a spin. The agency issued this statement in regard to the incident:
