Watch: Two Rescued after Hot Air Balloon Hits Tower in Gregg County, TX
It was one of those rescues that will long be remembered -- the day a hot air balloon hit the communications tower.
And it was far from a routine day for Longview Firefighters Cliff Patrick and Steven Winchell.
They are the ones who rescued two people trapped in the balloon's basket about 925 feet in the air, KLTV reported.
There were no injuries.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.