TWO TRANSPORTED AFTER BEING PULLED OUT OF VEHICLE IN CREEK NEAR WASHINGTON
Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident Thursday night along Highway 105 near Washington.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m., the Brenham Fire Department and Washington Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a transportation incident with entrapment in the 17300 block of Highway 105. Washington firefighters arrived to find a single vehicle on its side in a creek, with two patients entrapped.
Brenham units made it to the scene and began working with Washington units to stabilize the vehicle. They then used power tools to remove the vehicle’s sunroof to extricate the patients, who were then transported by EMS for treatment of unknown injuries.
The Brenham Fire Department cleared the scene, while the Washington Volunteer Fire Department stayed on location until the vehicle was removed from the creek.
The call was one of four total for the Brenham Fire Department on Thursday.
At 7:45 a.m., the department responded to the Brenham State Supported Living Center, 4001 Highway 36 South, for an alarm sounding. Nothing was showing from the exterior of the building, and firefighters ultimately found that the alarm was caused by burnt bacon.
At 9:15 a.m., firefighters received a report of a suspicious package in the 2400 block of South Market Street. They arrived to find a small black bag on the side of the road, but after checking, the bag was empty, so they threw the bag away.
Just before 6:15 p.m., BFD members went out to Belle Towers, 696 North Market Street, for an alarm sounding in an apartment. Nothing was showing from the outside of the apartment complex, and upon checking the apartment unit, they found the smoke detector had bad batteries. Units replaced the batteries and retuned to the station.
Firefighters also responded shortly before 4:45 a.m. today (Friday) to East Tom Green Street and South Blue Bell Road for a report of sparks coming from a power pole. After checking the area, they found no signs of sparks or a power pole on fire, so they returned to service.