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Woman with chest pains told ambulances unavailable to help

After waiting 25 minutes, the woman’s colleagues called again only to be told an ambulance wasn’t available

CBC News

FOX CREEK, CANADA — A man from Fox Creek says an ambulance wasn’t available when his wife suffered chest pains and shortness of breath on Wednesday.

John Church says that her work colleagues called for an ambulance, then waited 25 minutes before calling again. That’s when they were told an ambulance wasn’t available.

Firefighters who were taking a training course down the street ended up taking Church’s wife to the hospital in a private vehicle.

Full story: No ambulance available for Fox Creek call