Texarkana firefighters back on the job after being injured in roof collapse

VIDEOS: Texarkana, Ark., firefighters Capt. Chris Bolden and Nick Pitman were back on duty Thursday (May 16) after being injured and treated at the hospital when a building collapsed on them while fighting an overnight fire at the Links Apartments. “We were probably 15 feet into the structure when the roof collapsed on us,” Capt. Bolden said. “Hit it again and about that time, a loud pop and everything start coming down on us and he got us out,” Pitman said. Capt. Bolden is a 24-year veteran of the department. Pitman has only been with the department for three weeks, and this was his first structure fire. “My mind-set was not to lose contact with Nick, to keep him in hand's reach at all times until we were out safely,” Capt. Bolden said.
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Small plane crashes in Hot Springs, pilots walk away with ’minor’ injuries

VIDEO: On Wednesday, a small plane crashed on the front lawn of a home in a residential area near Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs. Officer First Class Omar Cervantes with the Hot Springs Police Department said the emergency landing happened near Oakwood and Bell around 2:45 p.m. The two women piloting the plane sustained minor injuries in the accident. Linda Smith, who lives across the street from where the plane crashed, ran outside to help the two women after seeing the aircraft in flames. "Oh, my God, it sounded like an atomic bomb," Smith said. "I had to run back in the house and get towels for the girls, but they came out of it OK. Both of them pulled themselves out of that plane. God was with them." According to Hot Springs City Manager Bill Burrough, the plane, a single-engine Piper Cherokee, flew out of Hot Springs Memorial Field, but lost power and fuel pressure about 26 minutes after takeoff.
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