2 Hurt After Tractor-Trailer Plows into California Starbucks

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Oceanside occurrence department

Two group were injured aft a semi-truck collapsed into a Starbucks successful Oceanside, Calif., connected Wednesday, May 7.

According to a property merchandise obtained by PEOPLE from nan Oceanside Fire Department, firefighters responded to reports of a semi-truck colliding pinch nan Starbucks astatine 801 N Coast Highway astatine astir 4:44 a.m.

Upon arrival, occurrence crews recovered that a semi-truck had "veered disconnected nan roadway and collapsed into nan building, breaching nan building and causing important damage."

NBC affiliate KNSD and The San Diego Union-Tribune reported, citing an first investigation by nan Oceanside Police Department, that nan semi-truck driver collapsed aft moving a reddish ray pursuing a aesculapian emergency.

PEOPLE has reached retired to nan Oceanside Police Department for comment.

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Oceanside occurrence department

Photos provided by nan Oceanside Fire Department show a broadside of nan building successful shambles aft nan semi-truck slammed into it.

Firefighters quickly assessed nan segment and discovered nan truck’s driver was trapped wrong his vehicle, nan occurrence section said.

While Starbucks unit and surrounding occupants were safely evacuated, nan driver's removal from his semi-truck was delayed owed to an "active electrical hazard."

San Diego Gas & Electric unopen down nan building's power, allowing firefighters to extricate nan driver from nan vehicle. The building was deemed temporarily unsafe and is pending a complete structural evaluation.

The driver, arsenic good arsenic 1 Starbucks employee, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported by paramedics to Scripps Memorial Hospital successful La Jolla, Calif.

According to nan Oceanside Fire Department, San Diego Fire-Rescue’s hazardous materials squad was consulted arsenic a precaution "due to nan imaginable rupture of nan truck’s diesel substance tanks." However, nary hazardous worldly spill has been reported. 

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Oceanside Fire department

The Oceanside Police Department is actively investigating nan origin of nan crash, per nan Oceanside Fire Department. PEOPLE has reached retired to Starbucks for comment.

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“We are grateful that nary superior injuries occurred, considering nan standard of nan incident," said nan Oceanside Fire Department successful a property statement. "The coordinated efforts of our crews, nan Oceanside Police Department, and SDG&E ensured a accelerated and safe response."