(Yahoo News) – An out-of-state firefighter battling a massive Southern California blaze has been struck by a truck. But authorities say his injuries aren’t life-threatening. KIRO-TV in Seattle reports that 46-year-old Terry Geiselman of Gig Harbor, a lieutenant with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue, was hit Thursday as he slept in a field near a firetruck at the Woolsey fire in Malibu. The California Highway Patrol says a Los Angeles
man driving a passenger truck on private property struck Geiselman, who’s being treated for crush injuries to his chest and left side. The accident’s under investigation. The CHP says drugs or alcohol aren’t suspected. Firefighters from many states are helping battle the Woolsey blaze, which has destroyed nearly 550 homes and other buildings in a week. Three bodies have been found in the fire zone. READ MORE
