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A new Houston Fire Department engine is going unused after the department discovered the truck is too big to fit easily into its station garage.

"The Houston Fire Department received a new ladder truck on June 9, intended for Fire Station 61," Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz said in a statement to Houston Public Media . " While the ladder truck fits in the bay door, the clearances are narrow, and when combined with the grade of the driveway, it is currently unfeasible to keep the ladder truck in service at this location."

Muñoz also said the department is working with the city's general services department to "reconstruct the bay door" and improve clearance for the new vehicle. The firetruck cost approximately $1 million to $1.5 million, according to Houston

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