Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas Fire Departments were dispatched to multiple highwater calls around the Texarkana area directly after the heavy storms Sunday evening.
Texarkana, Texas Fire Department Quint 1 responded to a car stuck in high water with multiple adults and children in a vehicle under the railroad tracks in the 1000 block of W. 7th St.
According to radio traffic, police were blocking the roadway when the vehicle drove around a police cruiser into the high water.
Firefighters used the ladder on Quint 1 to reach the occupants of the car. Multiple adults and a small child could be seen crossing the ladder to safety with the help of a firefighter.
No injuries were reported.
Multiple other Texas Fire units are scene under the Texas Viaduct conducting a high water rescue of two people reportedly trapped on the roof of a shed with water to their ankles. TTFD has requested a boat from Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department.
