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Firefighters escape injury in tug fire near Galveston

Tug ablaze in San Leon, Tx.
(Courtesy: Galveston Daily News)

Two firefighters had their gear severely burned in flames from a fire they battled in the engine room of a tug boat near Galveston, Tx. on Monday.

Both men managed to escape unharmed in the blaze at the Robinson Docks on 27^th St. in San Leon on the banks of Dickson Bayou.

The San Leon Volunteer Fire Department was called to the scene at 5:30 p.m., said Asst. Fire Chief Scott Lyons.  

The blaze quickly spread from the engine room up to the main deck. The Chief pulled his crew out and asked for backup.

A pumper truck was called in because there were no fire hydrants in the area.

The fire was extinguished at around 6:30 p.m.

Source: Galveston Daily News

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