Brush fire near Alvord causes highway closure, Montague County TX


A brush fire broke out near Alvord in Montague County, Texas. Fire units are responding to the scene. Highway 287 near the Shell gas station has been closed to traffic, which is being redirected to an access road nearby.
Audio|Source: Nocona Fire and Police Dispatch
01:30
Transcript:
00:00
Montague County,
00:01
please show brush truck B-212 on route to mutual aid for Elvord,
00:08
self-bound on 287.
00:12
Teleforce.
00:18
Tell you, 141, being around.
00:22
Two folks.
00:27
Squad 112 to brush 221.
00:46
This is Brush 212, Michael.
00:52
When you start getting close to the shell,
00:55
the traffic is going to be backed up, so you're going to need to get off onto the access road and come up.
01:01
They're wanting us on top of the, we're closing down 287.
01:09
So I get onto the access road, the service road before the accident, is that correct?
01:19
10-4. It's right in front of the shell station, just south of Alvord.
01:24
Oh,
01:28
just south of Alford. Okay,
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Montague County, TX
Correct
Incorrect