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Family displaced after Sunday fire

From The Abilene Reporter-News Fire forced an Abilene family from their home early Sunday, officials at the Abilene Fire Department reported. The fire occurred shortly after midnight Saturday at a home in the 1900 block of Briarwood Street, reports show. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes, said Joey Kincaid of the AFD. Crews [...]

Firefighters treated at scene of San Antonio fire

By Guillermo X. Garcia in The San Antonio Express-News A 74-year-old man climbed to safety out a window of his burning home early Friday. Norris Darden Sr. was uninjured in the pre-dawn fire that destroyed his residence in the 900 block of Piedmont Avenue. Fire officials said they believe the blaze began in the kitchen [...]

No injuries in Saturday night fire in LaMarque

By T.J. Aulds in The Galveston County Daily News No on was hurt in a late-night apartment fire that destroyed one unit and damaged another Saturday in La Marque. Four fire departments responded to the blaze at the Hi-Way Inn Apartments, FM 1765 and Interstate 45, about 11 p.m. La Marque firefighter Mike Phillips said [...]

Saturday night fire in Spring; 1 FF injured

From KHOU News, Houston Photo from KTRK News, Houston Authorities were investigating Saturday an overnight fire at Hooks Memorial Airport. The cause of the fire was unknown, but firefighters said a lack of fire hydrants made putting the blaze out very difficult. To work around the problem, firefighters had to pump water from the sea [...]

3-alarm fire Saturday in Houston

Video of 3-alarm fire in the Galleria area from KHOU News, Houston

Baytown Home Destroyed by Fire

Story and video from KHOU News, Houston An elderly woman and her daughter were safe Monday after a lightning strike sparked a fire at their Baytown home, according to authorities. The daughter said she heard the lightning strike about 6:30 a.m., but paid no attention to it until her mother told her to call 911 [...]

Family displaced after mobile home fire near Gatesville

By Louis Ojeda Jr. at KXXV News, Waco A family is displaced after their mobile home near Gatesville was damaged by a fire early Monday morning. Firefighters responded around 1 a.m. to Fowler Street, off Highway 36, where flames were visible from a mobile home. One man was reportedly home on a computer at the [...]