Audio: Mayday Called by Disoriented Firefighter at McKinney, TX, House Fire
The Dallas Morning News
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The nine firefighters who were taken to a hospital Saturday night as they fought a fire at a two-story McKinney home have been treated and released.
Firefighters were called to a home in the 7400 block of Joshua Tree Trail at about 9:11 p.m. Saturday after a person reported a fire in a bedroom, the McKinney Fire Department said in a news release.
When firefighters arrived, they saw thick smoke coming from the home.
Inside the burning building, firefighters encountered heavier smoke and extreme heat on the second floor, the department said in the release.
A firefighter became disoriented and low on air, according to the release.
A “MAYDAY” was called, and the firefighter who needed assistance was removed from the burning home.
The fire then spread to the attic, causing the firefighters to exit and fight the fire from outside.
Nine firefighters were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to overexertion, the department said. All of them were treated and released by Sunday morning.
Taylor Phillip Willingham, a former McKinney mayor candidate, identified the home involved in the fire as his in a Facebook post Sunday morning.
The house burned down, he said in the post, but his entire family, including their pet birds, got out safely.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
On Tuesday a person died in a house fire in McKinney . The fire was at a home in the 4200 block of Pecan Bend Lane and the person has yet to be identified.
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