Crewman rescued off cellphone tower in Burleson

Release Date 5 Aug, 2011 in Fort Worth Star Telegram

 
   

Worker rescued from atop 700-foot cell tower in Johnson County

Dallas Morning News (subscription) - 5 Aug, 2011
By DMN Staff A worker suffering from heat exhaustion was rescued from atop a 700-foot cellular tower in Johnson County early Thursday. Firefighters were called to the tower on County Road 919 near Crowley about 7:30 pm Wednesday after a co-worker ...

Worker overcome by heat rescued from Texas tower

Houston Chronicle - 5 Aug, 2011
© 2011 AP BURLESON, Texas â€" A communications tower worker in North Texas has been rescued from a height of more than 700 feet after apparently suffering heat exhaustion. Rescue officials say the man was lowered to safety early Thursday and transported ...

Crewman rescued off cellphone tower in Burleson

Fort Worth Star Telegram - Deanna Boyd - 5 Aug, 2011
BURLESON -- A 25-year-old man was trapped 760 feet in the air on a cellphone tower until he was taken down during a daring hours-long rescue by Burleson firefighters Wednesday night. The man, whose name has not been released, ...

Firefighters rescue man from burning 760 foot tower

WFAA - Jim Douglas - 5 Aug, 2011
BURLESON - A cellphone tower worker is in stable condition after a long and harrowing rescue by Burleson firefighters, who climbed 760 feet of burning metal to bring him down. Officials say the man became disoriented in the heat and took ...

High Anxiety: Worker Rescued from Communications Tower

33 KDAF-TV - 5 Aug, 2011
The cell phone tower just outside of Burleson, TX can be seen for miles--and Wednesday night at about 7:30 fire fighters got an up close and personal look. At the top of the tower a worker was stricken by 100 degree temperatures. ...

Worker Rescued from Cell Tower

FOX 4 News - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
BURLESON, Texas - A man working at the top of a cellphone tower in Burleson needed to be rescued Wednesday night after he passed out in the heat. Johnson County fire officials said the man was working on the tower on Country Road 919 near Farm to ...

Tower Worker Rescued 750-Feet Up

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - Ken Cokely, Kim Fischer - 5 Aug, 2011
A man trapped 750 feet in the air was finally rescued and brought to the ground after spending about 18 hours trapped on a communications tower in Johnson County. While working on the 70-story tower the worker began cramping and found himself too weak ...

 

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