Tomball man trapped in garage
apartment fire
Paul Wedding, Houston Chronicle with permission
TOMBALL, Texas (Houston Chronicle) – Tomball firefighters were able to pull a man out of a window Monday night as his garage apartment was engulfed in flames, saving his life, a Tomball Fire Department news release stated.
Officers received a 911 call about the fire at 9:53 p.m. Monday in the 15000 block of Cypress Gardens Drive, the release detailed, and Tomball, Magnolia and Rosehill Fire Department units were sent to the scene while the caller stayed on the line with the dispatcher.
The victim told dispatch he was trapped inside the apartment with the only way out engulfed in flames, the release stated, before the dispatcher talked the man to a window on the second floor. The first unit to arrive on scene was able to get the man out from the window by using a ladder.
Tomball Fire Chief Randy Parr said the successful outcome of the incident was due to a combination of the police dispatcher keeping the victim calm and a quick response from the fire crews from Fire Station 5, just four blocks away from the scene.
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