Several volunteers from Bigfoot and Moore VFD’s joined forces to help at the big oil tank battery fire down south this past Monday, November 25. Fire erupted around 11:30 at 2245 FM 117, about a half mile from a couple Dilley businesses. The Yanta boys, of Devine, were among the many local firefighters who answered the call to help Dilley VFD in the challenging fire.
“Right after we pulled up we heard the evacuation alarm, and not 3 minutes later, one of the batteries exploded and blew the top open like a can of tomatoes,” said Bryce Yanta, a firefighter with Moore VFD. “ It was louder than a lightning strike. It was unreal.”
His big brother Ethan Yanta was also on scene, “When I first got the call, I fully expected to be there until dark, but it was handled really, really well. It could have been really chaotic, but Dilley and all of the other fire departments did a great job, and the Frio County deputies did a great job of controlling traffic for us. We were there mostly for manpower and water.”
Yanta estimated about 30 firefighters responded in all.
“ The nearest hydrant was about a half mile away so that was one…
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