WEATHERFORD (WBAP/KLIF) – Parker County Sheriff’s deputies and neighbors helped rescue a family from a house fire early Thursday morning near Weatherford.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the call came in at 3:03 a.m., in the 200-block of Kalinga Drive in Springtown. Deputies arrived first on scene with flames showing through the roof of the home.They immediately attempted rescue operations to remove several small children from inside the house. Deputies and a neighbor were passing victims through a window located at the back of the home.
“The Deputies happened to be close and if we hadn’t have been close I think we would’ve had a real disaster,” said Sheriff Fowler.
Firefighters arrived on scene and assisted in rescuing adult family members and several additional children. The victims were transported to various area hospitals by ground and air ambulances. Some of the victims were transported to Parkland Hospital burn unit in Dallas.
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