Fire truck stranded on railroad tracks heading to fire

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-ofway, according to city

officials. The blaze was located in a remote wooded area with no improved roadway access.