Reported by KWES, Midland
NewsWest 9 has learned of a fire that has burned 200 acres in Howard County, just off of I-20. 200 acres have been burned, and the fire is currently 90-95% contained. The cause of the fire was a spark from a train passing through the area.
By Veronica Sandate, The Odessa American
The Ector County Sheriff’s Office is looking into the cause of a fire that sent black smoke boiling into the air for more than an hour this afternoon.
Video report by KXAN News, Austin
The Austin Firefighters Association has expressed concerns about exhaust from diesel fumes, a hidden threat at fire stations around the city. Members said the city and fire department’s leadership know about the danger and how to prevent it, but they have not acted quickly enough to fix the problem.
By Bill Miller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
See photo from Star-Telegram.
Firefighters believe an 80-year-old woman was severely burned early Wednesday while trying to reach her husband during a house fire northwest of the city’s downtown area. But the woman’s husband, who had been ill and was sleeping in another room with a hospital bed, made it out [...]
Video from MyHighPlains
By Cheryl Berzanskis, Amarillo Globe-News
Photo by Michael Norris, Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo police officers arrested a man Tuesday on a charge of felony driving while intoxicated after his Suburban collided with a truck and hit a gas meter at Eighth Avenue and Crockett Street.The 26-year-old man disregarded a stop sign at the intersection and collided [...]
Reported by The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
An untended campfire was the suspected cause Tuesday of a brush fire that spanned about five acres near Farm-to-Market 2722 and Buffalo Springs Road, officials said.
By David Kassabian, The Corpus Christi Caller-Times
The firefighters association and city headed back to the negotiating table Tuesday night after a first day of nonbinding mediation Monday to craft a new contract, an association official said. Both sides started the mediation Monday, said Carlos Torres, Corpus Christi Firefighters Association president, but little progress could [...]
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