ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – A pair of firefighters are recovering after being involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon while responding to a fire in Robertson County.
The structure fire was reported Tuesday in the area of FM 2446 and Clara Lane, according to the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office.
All residents who were asked to leave as a precaution are being allowed to return home.
Blackjack VFD Chief Robert Fowler says one of the department’s trucks on the way to help with the fire had a tire blowout and crashed.
Chief Fowler said two firefighters were sent to a hospital but are expected “to be fine.”
No word yet on what started the fire.
Traffic was blocked from traveling on FM 2446 between Shiloh Church Road and FM 1940 as crews worked to contain the blaze.