Quick thinking citizen saves fire from spreading at local station

  • A citizen saved the Highway 96 Truck Stop a lot of grief when a car erupted in flames at a gas pump.He was able to push the car away from the pumps with his pickup. Silsbee Fireman Bailey Holt was able to get the fire under control as soon as the fire department arrived at the scene. Photo by Danny Reneau
    A citizen saved the Highway 96 Truck Stop a lot of grief when a car erupted in flames at a gas pump.He was able to push the car away from the pumps with his pickup. Silsbee Fireman Bailey Holt was able to get the fire under control as soon as the fire department arrived at the scene. Photo by Danny Reneau
The Silsbee Fire Department received a call on Tuesday at Jan. 3 that a vehicle was on fire at a gas pump at the Highway 96 Truck Stop just south of the Evadale bridge. The firemen received the call at 5:47 p.m. and responded immediately. When they arrived at the fire, they found a vehicle that was totally ablaze. Fire Chief Robin Jones stated that they was a very dangerous situation…

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