North Texas House Fire Leaves 2 Firefighters Injured in Roof Collapse
When I first read about the Fort Worth fire this week, one detail hit me harder than the flames themselves — two firefighters ended up in the hospital after the roof came crashing down.
Here’s the picture: a one-story home on South Williams Street in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside went up in flames Wednesday morning. Thick black smoke poured into the sky, neighbors stood frozen on the sidewalks, and fire crews rushed inside to get water on the blaze. Within minutes, disaster struck. The garage roof collapsed, trapping firefighter Caleb Halvorson beneath the debris.
A mayday call echoed through the radio — the signal no firefighter ever wants to make. His fellow crew didn’t hesitate. They pulled him out in under two minutes, but not without risk. Lieutenant Troy Gallagher, who’s been with the department for more than two decades, was injured while helping in the rescue…