August 10, 2023 - Center Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at a residence on Price Street not far from the intersection of Wiseman Street on August 4, 2023 at around 11:30pm.
Initial reports were of concern for a resident being trapped inside the home, which was around 100 yards from the roadway, while a fire raged just in front of the structure surrounded by woods.
When Center Fire Department personnel arrived a large pile of debris, as well as a camper trailer were on fire. The firefighters began working to extinguish the fire, while additional personnel and law enforcement officers with the Center Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety worked diligently to locate the resident of the house. He was eventually located unharmed.
The firefighters were successful in extinguishing the flames and preventing the house from becoming involved in the fire.
The cause of the fire was undetermined at the time the fire was extinguished.
