Fort Worth firefighters were trapped inside a firetruck after it was involved in a rollover crash early Tuesday morning, officials said.
Two firefighters were released from the hospital early Tuesday; One firefighter remains hospitalized in critical condition and another is still in hospital in serious conditionTwo Fort Worth firefighters are hospitalized one in critical but stable condition, after being trapped inside a firetruck that rolled over while responding to a call overnight Tuesday.
"My heart, prayers go out to his family, to the first responder who was injured. He was coming out here to save our lives and he actually needs saving himself," said Trees. “Their injuries range from strains and sprains to fractures, and one has a head injury," Fire Chief Jim Davis said Tuesday afternoon.
The Fort Worth Police Department is handling the investigation and said on Tuesday afternoon that they had not yet interviewed any of the firefighters on the truck, wanting to give them some time to rest and recover.A Fort Worth firefighter was one of four firefighters taken to hospitals after a crash on the way to a house fire early Tuesday. Tonight, NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans spoke with a man living at the home that caught fire.“That’s a very busy engine company.
“Our firefighters are always there for our community, and right now, we need the community’s prayers for their recovery and healing,” said Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker. “It's a little bit of a different dynamic when you show up and you know the people that are hurt and injured. We talk about the brotherhood and the sisterhood quite a bit in the fire service. And so this is one of those calls to where our hearts go out to the families. I mean, some of these families, we know their wives, we know their kids, things of that nature," said Craig Trojacek, public information officer for the Fort Worth Fire Department.
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