Heat indices in the triple digits cause more than a dozen firefighters to suffer heat-related issues

Heat indices in the triple digits cause more than a dozen firefighters to suffer heat-related issues

NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (WDHN) — With heat indices of over 115 degrees, more than a dozen firefighters from several departments suffered heat exhaustion, and had to receive I.V.s while fighting a fully engulfed house fire in New Brockton. Just after 3:00 p.m. Sunday, flames broke out in the back of a century-old house at the intersection of State Highways 51 and 122 in New Brockton. With the high air temperature and high humidity, more than a dozen …