September 30, 2016 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of U.S. Highways 59 and 84 on September 27, 2016 for a truck on fire.
When the firemen arrived, a truck-tractor was on fire and the flames were threatening to catch the trailer it was hauling.
The driver Karl Pierce, 81, of Chillicothe, Oh. stated as he was driving the truck just started to go up in flames. He grabbed a fire extinguisher from within the cab of the truck and tried to put out the fire, but it quickly overtook the truck.
The firemen were able to extinguish the flames and the Garrison VFD provided support at the scene. The truck did burn completely to the ground. Timpson Police Department and Garrison Police Department were also on scene providing assistance to the fire departments.
One fireman appeared to have been overcome with heat exhaustion and the Timpson Volunteer Ambulance Service who was on scene responded quickly to his aid and transported him to Nacogdoches for treatment. He was released from the hospital on the day following the fire.
No injuries were reported to have been incurred by Pierce. Removing the vehicle which had been burned to the ground was a long and tedious task. TxDOT was also later called to the scene.
