On Sept. 10 at around 1:53am, OCESD #1 were dispatched to a home on fire in Vidor. Firefighters were told there were two children trapped inside the burning home.
Firefighters arrived and learned that Vidor PD had already arrived on scene and helped get the children out. Officer Michael Stephenson began to push and pull on a window air conditioning unit that was in the exterior window of the room the children were located. Officer Stephenson was able to dislodge the Window A/C unit to gain access to the room and children. Officer Stephenson, with the assistance of Officer Moss, was able to reach through the window and remove a 7-year-old and 9-year-old child. Within a minute of the removal of the children the room that the children were in had flames exiting the window. Both children were transported by Acadian Ambulance Service to Christus St. Elizabeth ER for smoke inhalation.
Crews arrived to find a heavily involved structure fire with a vehicle also burning. They quickly started extinguishment of the fire. Due to the extreme fuel load the home was heavily damaged. OCESD#4 also assisted. Firefighters remind you to please have working smoke detectors in your home and business.
Social Media