Firefighters used a ladder to rescue 3 people who got trapped under a bridge during...
Firefighters helped rescue three people trapped during rising water along Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston.Firefighters early Friday rescued three people near downtown Houston who were trapped when Buffalo Bayou began rising during a storm.
Emergency responders received a call from three people after 4 a.m. who had taken refuge under a bridge near Smith and Preston streets when the water in Buffalo Bayou began to rise rapidly, Hunter Chappeaux, a district chief for the Houston Fire Department, told Metro Video Services. Firefighters arrived and lowered a ladder to the three men, who were able to climb out.
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