SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Emergency crews worked for over an hour to free a firefighter who was pinned inside the fire engine after it rolled over on the way to an emergency call. It happened on the access road of southbound Loop 410 near Culebra Road.
Officials say the crew from Fire Station #35 was responding to an emergency call just after 6:00 p.m. Sunday when the driver lost control and rolled the truck onto its side.
Crews worked to cut through the truck and rescue the firefighter, who was trapped in the backseat.
Chief Charles Hood with the San Antonio Fire Department commended the rescuers saying, “They were very professional, the same way as if it had been a civilian or one of their own.
“After the fact they may go back to the station and look at the devastation to the fire truck and then I think it may hit them.”
Four firefighters were transported to University Hospital with bumps and bruises. The Chief couldn’t say if the crew was speeding, but said there would be an investigation.
Republished with permission from WOAI-TV.