Got Irony?

Webster's Unabridged used this as an example in its 1970 edition: "... it was an irony of fate that the fireboat burned
and sank."

Is this close enough?

Fire in a fire station! 100-foot fire truck destroyed in Buena Park

Firefighters Thursday were working to fully extinguish a stubborn two-alarm fire that heavily damaged the Buena Park Fire Station near Knott’s Berry Farm and destroyed a 100-foot aerial ladder truck, a battalion chief’s Chevrolet SUV, a fire department pickup truck, and a swiftwater rescue boat, Kurtz said.