Hood County

2-year-old rescued from Granbury apartment fire

The child was taken to a hospital in Fort Worth via medivac helicopter

Granbury Volunteer Fire Department/FF P. Smith

Hood County 911 received a call about an apartment fire in the 300 block of Parkwood Lane in Grandbury on Sunday.

Firefighters arrived at approximately 12:50 a.m. and were told by dispatchers that a 2-year-old child was entrapped in a second-floor bedroom.

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The Granbury Volunteer Fire Department used a ladder to reach the bedroom window and firefighters were able to remove the child, according to a report from GVFD.

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Above is a video posted by the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook of the rescue that occurred on Sunday.

The child was treated by EMS on the scene and taken to a Fort Worth hospital by a medivac helicopter, according to first responders on the scene.

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