Firefighters gathered at Hughes Springs Volunteer Fire Department Sunday to salvage what records and equipment they could from the mangled I-beams and collapsed rooms of their wrecked building, KLTV.com reported.
It could take a week to clear all the downed trees and debris in this East Texas city slammed by tornadoes this past Friday night, the report said.
Randy Jones arrived at the station Friday night, preparing chainsaws and emergency equipment expecting to help in damage areas, not knowing what was coming next, the report said. Jones somehow got underneath a vehicle, then a workbench toppled over, possibly shielding him from flying debris. He was unscathed while the building around him was wrecked.
The fire department received calls from the public offering assistance as the Facebook post below shows.