The front of the truck went into the front of the building. The driver was transported by ambulance with reported minor injuries according to a spokesperson for the department.

An eyewitness contacted News 13 and said he saw the truck slide off the road and into the store.

To the south in Fletcher, Jeff Hanke owner of Top Notch Towing, said he was called to more than 20 cars that included drivers who lost control on icy secondary roads. One driver, Tsianina Tovar thought she could run safely to grocery store with her kids in the car.

“It was slippery,” said Tovar. “ t was already ice. We shouldn’t have been out. We had our kids with us, and did a quick errand, and they said 'we never go out the day after a storm' and we said, yes see this is why what were we thinking!”

When the Killeen Fire Department broke ground on Fire Station No. 9 in January 2016, then-Fire Chief Jerry Gardner said “it’s a great day for the city of Killeen.”

The fruits of that great day will soon be picked when the fire department officially opens its more than 13,000-square-foot station at 5400 Bunny Trail in early February.

While Fire Chief Brian Brank didn’t have a set date for the opening of the $4.52 million station that will service the southwestern area of the city, he said it was nearly ready for operation.

“We’re pressed a little bit because there are a few issues with (road) grading, but if it’s presentable enough we should be on schedule for Feb. 1,” Brank said.

Before the actual operational opening, the depart-

ment will host an opening ceremony in late January, but Brank said the department had yet to secure a date for that as well.

Brank predicted the department would settle on both dates after consulting with the city this week.

A Wetting and Push-In retirement ceremony was hosted for the Refinery Terminal Fire Company's Special Unit One, a firetruck used specifically for brush fires and blazes away from hydrants.

The ceremony included the washing of the wheels of the new Brush One fire truck with the hose from the retired Special Unit One. The ceremony concluded with firefighters pushing the retired truck into one of the bays at the training facility.

The retired fire truck will be serviced before being donated to the Ricardo Volunteer Fire Department in Kleberg County through the National Forestry Service.

“It’s always an honor to take part in these ceremonies,” Refinery Terminal fire chief Paul Swetish said. “We’re excited that the retired Special Unit One is staying in service with the Ricardo Volunteer Fire Department.”

The ceremony is considered a tradition among firefighters.