Florida Man Arrested after Hitting Fire Engine with Baseball Bat

(WPLG Local 10, YouTube)

No Miami-Dade firefighters were injured in the attack

FirefighterNation Staff

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida – WPLG reports that a man was arrested Sunday afternoon after attacking a fire engine with a baseball bat.

The incident at the intersection of Southwest Eighth Street and 42nd Avenue.

Video shows a man striking the front windshield of a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue fire engine with a baseball bat, cracking the glass.

A Coral Gables police officer arrived on the scene first and took the man into custody.

The incident is being investigated by the Miami-Dade Police Department.

It is unclear why the man became upset with the firefighters.

No firefighters were injured.

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