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Back Up (sorta)

Well, TF.com is at least back up and running. We will be continuing to work on it over the next few weeks. We all enjoyed right at two years out of the last look, so time for something new. I’ll let you know as soon as I do…….
Thanks for your patience !!!!

9 Year Old Dies In Corpus House Fire

A 9-year-old boy was killed Monday morning in a house fire in the 4500 block of Kostoryz Road.
When Corpus Christi firefighters arrived at 10:37 a.m., five minutes after the initial call, the front part of the house was engulfed in flames and a man, believed to be the boy’s father, was trying to get inside, [...]

El Paso Mansion Destroyed

The 6,500-square-foot home of a prominent El Paso psychiatrist went up in flames Saturday, displacing the doctor and his family and ruining the West Side mansion in the foothills of the Franklin Mountains.
El Paso Fire Department officials said that about 3:20 p.m. an alarm sent firefighters to the blaze, where they found a second-story bedroom [...]

Eeessss Broke !!!

Texas-Fire had a minor stroke this morning. As such, I will be working all day to fix it. Just what I had planned for the day; super…….

Downtown San Angelo building destroyed in fire

By Jennifer Rios, The San Angelo
Robert Brest, owner of Rusty Franklin Custom Boots for five years, was at home making lunch when he learned the downtown building was on fire. From outside his home on Harrison, he could see the smoke.
The store, a 10,000 square foot shop that produced boots, chaps, saddles and “just everything [...]

Fires Started by Candles

Report from KDBC News, El Paso
Reported by Ben Swann, KTSM News, El Paso
An early morning fire, Sunday, nearly destroys a Las Cruces home. Firefighters say it happened just after 5:30 PM on the 3200 block of Mercury Lane.

High winds responsible for grass fire near Lake Arrowhead

Reported by Dan Garcia, KAUZ News, Wichita Falls
Saturdays’ high winds are to blame for a large fire near Lake Arrowhead. It started just after one and burned around 100 acres. It took 30 fire fighters from six volunteer departments about four hours to put the flames out.