Two employees with the Marion County Roads Department are being recognized today by the Board of Supervisors for quick action to limit the damage caused by a truck fire at the Franklin Roads shop north of Melcher Dallas.
County Engineer Tyler Christian says Bill Simpson and Bryan Poffenberger prevented a potential tragedy with their quick thinking. After discovering the truck they had been using was on fire Simpson and Poffenberger disconnected the battery and used a fire extinguisher to control the blaze. Christian says the truck took minimal damage and soon able to return to active service. Neither man was hurt in the fire.