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TX Station Floods While FFs Perform Rescues

Sept. 20, 2019

About a foot of water from tropical depression Imelda flooded a Caney Creek fire station Thursday, destroying files, a copy machine, two generators and the building's septic tank.

By Julian Gill

Source Houston Chronicle

About a foot of water flooded a Caney Creek, TX, fire station while firefighters were performing high-water rescues Thursday.

Floodwaters from tropical depression Imelda on Thursday seeped into a Caney Creek fire station while firefighters conducted high-water rescues, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter.

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The firefighters returned to the station, located across from Caney Creek High School, Thursday morning to find about a foot of water covering the floor, said Fire Chief Raymond Flannelly, who oversees the Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 9.

A fire engine and ambulance had to be reassigned to another station, he said. The water destroyed two generators and the septic system, as well as office files and a copy machine, he said.

"Today [the water] definitely took a toll on the rescuers," he said.

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