October 16, 2024 - Fire personnel and law enforcement quickly went en-route around 2pm to a house fire Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in the 6000 block of State Highway 87 North where an individual was reported to be trapped in the back of the home.
One of the first on scene was Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Taylor Buster, who responded in light of the individual trapped inside. To gain access to the house, Trooper Buster kicked the door in and went inside. A neighbor, Cole Milford, assisted in getting the resident out of the home.
Emergency Medical Services were on scene and assessed the individual who was rescued from the house. He was transported by ambulance to Shelby Emergency Department for medical evaluation and possible smoke inhalation.
The fire had progressed quickly at the residence of Rickey and Dorothy Cartwright before fire personnel could arrive, and firefighters with the Timpson Volunteer Fire Department and Center Fire Department worked to extinguish the blaze.
Fire appeared to be most prevalent on the left side of the household and to an exterior structure at that end of the building; however, it appeared damage was extensive throughout the structure.
