City of Mount Pleasant awards 4 men for saving occupants from house fire

Daisy Escatel
·1 min read

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KETK) – Mount Pleasant Mayor Tracy Craig awarded four men for their swift action in alerting occupants of a home on fire, helping them escape without being harmed.

According to a release, on April 1 a home near Pilgrim’s West Kill plant caught fire. Quentin Coffey, a shuttle driver, reportedly saw the fire and notified his supervisor Roger Brannon Jr.

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Coffey, Brannon and superintendents Daniel Tucker and Tyrone Wilkerson sprang into action to help the occupants. The occupants escaped without being harmed and the house was reportedly deemed a total loss.

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“This action saved lives and paved the way for the Mount pleasant Fire Department to arrive and take over the incident,” Craig said.

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