BERWICK, La. — Berwick firefighters responded to two separate emergencies Tuesday morning, November 10, assisting with a mobile home fire in Bayou Vista before freeing a trapped occupant following a crash in Berwick.
Shortly after 5 a.m., the Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department requested mutual aid from Berwick for a structure fire. Arriving crews found a single-wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters from both departments worked together to bring the fire under control and extinguish the blaze. No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported. The cause of the fire and additional information will be released by the Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department.
Shortly before 9 a.m., Berwick firefighters were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on Third Street, where they found one occupant trapped inside a vehicle.
Crews used extrication tools to free the occupant, who was then placed in the care of Acadian Ambulance for further evaluation and treatment. Information about the patient’s condition was not provided.
