Texas Firefighter Stabbed While Fighting Blazes Along Interstate

Firefighters conflict a writer occurrence which was approaching a residential vicinity connected the outskirts of Austin, Texas, connected Aug. 2, 2022. (John Moore/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, Texas—A Texas firefighter was stabbed successful the thigh aboriginal Monday greeting by a antheral accused of starting the aggregate fires firefighters were putting retired on Interstate 35 successful Austin, authorities said.

Austin Fire Department displacement commandant Eddie Martinez told the Austin American-Statesman that the firefighter’s injuries weren’t life-threatening.

Martinez said the antheral accused of starting the fires had walked onto the interstate, and arsenic firefighters tried to region him from the roadway, helium became agitated and stabbed the firefighter.

The occurrence section said connected Twitter that the injured firefighter was treated astatine a infirmary and released and that present “he’s location and doing ok.”

Fire officials accidental the fishy was arrested connected the scene.

Authorities did not instantly accidental what entity the firefighter was stabbed with.

Lanes connected Interstate 35 adjacent the incidental were closed for a clip but had reopened by 5:45 a.m.