Local fire departments fight house fire

Smoke could be seen for miles coming from the east side of Brownfield on US 380 and Pecan Dr. when a grass fire overtook a shed, a house and two vehicles on Wednesday afternoon August 12, around 3:35 p.m. The dispatch call came in for Brownfield Fire & Rescue in reference to a shed on fire. When the fire crew arrived at the location the house, shed and two vehicles were in flames. One fire fighter and a Terry County Sheriff’s Deputy began to use shovels on the south side to contain the grass fire and prevent spreading. The fire crew worked to extinguish the fire, however with no fire hydrant nearby they were running out of water, so two firefighters returned to the station to retrieve two more trucks.