Update: Abilene Grass Fire Injures Firefighters
By: Mark Moseley
Updated: February 18, 2009
6 P.M. Update:All the Firefighters injured in the accident are doing well and will be released from the hospital.
Three Abilene firefighters were injured this afternoon while battling a grass fire in north Abilene.
The four-wheel drive brush truck flipped over along the railroad tracks near North 16th and Almond after losing its balance.
Three firefighters were taken to hospital; one by personal vehicle, two by ambulance.
Risk management and mechanics have been called in to assess the situation.
A second brush truck was also called in to fight the fire, which has now been contained.
