Six Injured in Crash Of Fire Truck, Auto

Six Injured in Crash Of Fire Truck, Auto A city fireman and five other persons were injured Saturday when a fire engine collided with a car at Broadway and Pine st. and then plunged into an insurance office on the corner, according to police. Admitted to Cooper Hospital with severe cuts was Fireman Isaac Muns, 36, of 710 State rd., identified by police as the driver of the engine. His condition was listed as serious. George Dixon, 31, of 1554 Ormond ave., the other fireman riding the engine, was treated at the hospital for cuts. Mrs. Maria Gruber, 74, of 505 Pine st., who police said was standing on the corner waiting for a bus when the accident happened, was admitted to West Jersey Hospital with multiple fractures of the right leg. Others Treated Also treated at Cooper Hospital for multiple injuries were Charles Wilson, 24, of 407 Monmouth st., Gloucester City, identified as the driver of the car, and his passenger, Janet Mayhew, 17, of 210 Mercer st., Gloucester. Workmen began shoring up the front of the building occupied by the Basin and Basin Agency Inc., automobile insurers, as fears were expressed the building might collapse from the impact if the engine were moved. Raymond McClintock, a city employe, of 530 Lester ter., sustained a cut that required four stitches in his neck when a piece of glass fell from the second floor while the shoring operation was underway. Agency Was Closed The agency was closed when the engine plunged into the three-story brick office building on the southeast corner. Police said it had not been determined whether Mrs. Gruber was hurt by falling debris or by the engine itself as it jumped over the curb. The engine was responding to an alarm sounded for a minor fire at 434 S. 6th st. It was confined to one room of a private house.