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2-alarm fire damages 20 apartment units

2-alarm fire destroys part of Northwest Side apartment complex
A building at a Northwest Side apartment complex was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire started around 2:45 p.m. at the Palermo Apartments in the 12200 block of Vance Jackson, near Huebner. At one point, 27 units from the San Antonio Fire Department were dispatched [...]

Lumber Yard Fire Leaves Black Smoke

Two fire departments work together to put out a fire in southwest Harris County that left a cloud of black smoke. Houston and Pearland fire departments arrived at approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to a lumber yard on Riley Road near Almeda School Road.
Firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from the building. No one was [...]

Fire destroys home near Edinburg

The Hernandez men nailed the final boards to their new home less than a day before the fire. The young family had spent months expanding a tiny, one-room structure into a house more than twice its size. But on Tuesday, Charlie Hernandez stood teary-eyed before the charred frame where his new house once was, gently [...]

Wednesday morning fire in Woodrow

The Woodrow Volunteer Fire Department is investigating a house fire that happened early Wednesday morning. The unoccupied house at 17601 CR 2220 was being remodeled and the tenants were supposed to move in Wednesday.
The Woodrow Fire Chief called the house a total loss. There is no indication to what caused the fire or where it [...]

Fire leaves Amarillo man burned

A man was taken to Northwest Hospital for treatment for burns he suffered when two mobile homes caught fire Tuesday afternoon. Amarillo firefighters said the man, whose name was not released, was at home, 74611 Dumas Drive, Lot 19, about 2:30 p.m. when his trailer caught fire.
The blaze spread to a trailer several feet away, [...]

LaMarque councilman Bell suspended by Galveston FD

La Marque Mayor Pro tem Keith Bell recently was suspended from his job as a Galveston firefighter after he left work to attend a city council meeting. Bell claims the 10-day suspension was part of a “vendetta” by his union for speaking out against increased spending in the La Marque Fire Department. Union officials said [...]

Houston Apartment Fire

Houston firefighters battled an apartment fire in northwest Houston. They say the fire broke out at the Villa del Sol Apartments on Hollister at Pitner around 1am. When fire crews arrived, they found a ground floor office with smoke coming out.
Firefighters put out the flames as they started spreading to a second room. Fire investigators [...]