Two oil tank batteries on fire near Merkel, Abilene Fire Department says
Crews from several departments responded to a mutual aid call for two burning tank batteries near mile marker 266.
The Alamo Republican brief, from reporting by KTXS
Taylor County
The Abilene Fire Department said a mutual aid call came in at 9:04 for two tank batteries that were burning near mile marker 266. The headline places the fire near Merkel.
Abilene Fire Station 5 sent Engine 5, Brush 5, Ladder 5 and Hazmat 5 to the scene. Battalion One responded as command for the department. The department said crews were on scene.
Several volunteer fire departments were also at the scene, according to the report. The story is developing, and KTXS said it will update as more information becomes available.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KTXS’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KTXS’s own headline: “BREAKING: two oil tank batteries on fire near Merkel prompting mutual aid responseThe Abilene Fire Department says, at 9:04 a mutual aid call was received for two tank batteries that were engulfed near MM 266.”
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