Heavy equipment safely removed a Taylor Fire Department truck that got stuck on some railroad tracks while responding to a blaze at a possible encampment, officials said.
The Fire Department was answering a call for smoke and flames Aug. 6 near Burkett and Sixth streets when the apparatus became marooned on the railroad right-of-way, according to city officials.
The blaze was located in a remote wooded area with no improved roadway access.
Firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze with no loss of life or property, although Community Services Director Daniel Seguin noted, “There is evidence that people had been living (or) camping in the area where the fire started.”
A telescopic forklift removed the fire truck from the tracks, officials said.
While Seguin did not have details if the stranded truck impeded rail operations, he added, “The event demonstrates our department's commitment to locate and eliminate fire threats to our community.”
