August 24, 2019 - Just before the U.S. Highway 96 overpass in Tenaha was the scene of a truck fire Saturday, August 24, 2019.
When firemen with the Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department arrived at around 4:45pm, the truck was engulfed in flames. While firemen and law enforcement with Tenaha Police Department and Texas Department of public Safety directed traffic directed traffic, the fire was extinguished.
The driver had been working on repairs to the truck, and took it out for a test drive when he stated the truck began smoking. He was traveling northbound at that time and pulled off to the side of the road when the truck began smoking. He attempted to put the truck into park; however, he had to engage the parking brake to prevent it rolling.
Once he escaped, the truck went up in flames.
No injuries were reported and once the fire was out, the firemen traveled to a grass fire off U.S. Highway 59 south of Tenaha.
When the firemen arrived at a property just off U.S. Highway 59 at CR 4644, a fire had traveled through a fence row toward neaby railroad tracks.
Tenaha Volunteer Firemen, and Timpson Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the flames and moved on from the location.
At this time no burn ban has been put in place countywide; however, anyone planning to burn should use common sense and consider waiting until weather conditions aren't as dry as they are currently.
