Texas firefighter stabbed while putting out early morning fire on I-35
Austin Fire Department says victim is 'home and doing ok'
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An Austin, Texas firefighter was stabbed overnight while putting out fires along I-35 near the downtown area.
The Austin Fire Department posted to Facebook that the firefighter was working several fires near I-35 and Riverside Drive.
As crews were putting out the fires, a person, later identified as Kelly Ingroum, approached them and became aggressive before stabbing one of the firefighters in the thigh, according to Austin police.
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The fire department said the victim was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.
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"He’s home and doing ok," the department said in the Facebook post.
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Ingroum was arrested on the scene by the Austin Police Department.
He was charged with aggravated assault on a public servant.
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FOX 7 said the incident forced crews to shut down a stretch of I-35 for about an hour.