KNOCKING IT OUT
Firefighters from Brownsboro and Westside fire departments responded to a grass fire call involving several vehicles sitting in a pine tree grove at 17060 PR 7603 south of Brownsboro Wednesday afternoon. Property owner Melvin Ferguson said he was using a cutting torch to remove an engine from an old car when it ignited dried fallen pine tree debris and spread to two other cars. Pictured: (foreground) BVFD firefighters Bryan "Smokey" McAteer and Rusty Quattlebaum apply water to a burning car while WSVFD firefighters Don Emmons and Doug Nichelson hit hot spots before they spread into nearby woods.

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