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(KNZA)--Two Hoyt firefighters are hospitalized following the explosion of a tire Thursday morning.
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says it happened shortly after 10:00 when a fire tanker truck tire was being changed. For reasons not yet specified, the tire exploded while the work was being conducted at the Hoyt Fire Station.
Morse says his office, along with Hoyt and Mayetta Fire, as well as Jackson County EMS, all provided assistance at the scene.
The two firefighters were transported to a Topeka hospital where they remain in stable condition.
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