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Woman critically burned in Fort Worth apartment fire

By Bill Miller in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram A woman, believed to be in her 40s, suffered extensive burns and smoke inhalation early Wednesday in a fire at an apartment building south of the hospital district. The victim, whose name was unavailable, was in critical condition when she was taken by CareFlite helicopter to Parkland [...]

Houston Fire at Apartment Complex

By Jason Volentine at KIAH News, Houston Houston firefighters battled more than flames Tuesday. Storms kept crews from a quick response to a massive fire at an apartment complex. The fire scene was on West Greenridge at Skyline Drive in Southwest Houston. The flames started just after 5 p.m. and quickly spread throughout the building. [...]

Whitehouse Fire Marshal Takes Leave of Absence

By Kelly Gooch in The Tyler Morning Telegraph Whitehouse Fire Chief Ronny Fite is taking a voluntary leave of absence from his position as fire marshal after he was arrested last week on assault charges, city officials said. Fite serves as fire chief and fire marshal of Whitehouse. The fire chief is elected by the [...]

Littlefield Fire Fighters at risk of being jobless because of city debt

By Michael Slother at KCBD News, Lubbock A financial crisis in Littlefield has the city trying to pay off 9.7 million dollars in debt. They’re looking into coming up with the money by making cuts in public safety. One proposed plan involves removing the paid positions of Assistant Fire Chief and Station Officer. That would [...]

Woman loses apartment to fire on her birthday

By Katherine Rosenberg in The Corpus Christi Caller-Times A local woman spent her birthday moving what belongings she could from her apartment that was damaged by fire Monday, fire officials said. Firefighters were called about 1:45 p.m. to the Casa de Santa Fe apartments in the 3000 block of Antelope Street because a one-bedroom unit [...]

One dead in fiery Galveston crash on Harborside

By T.J. Aulds, Chris Paschenko and Jennifer Reynolds in The Galveston County Daily News See photos here. One person was killed in a fiery crash on Harborside Drive Monday night. Police said a motorcycle slammed into a large furniture truck, which ignited a fire. The collision happened on Harborside Drive between 33rd and 39th Streets [...]

2 firefighters, resident injured in house fire

By Dale Lezon in The Houston Chronicle Two firefighters and a resident were hurt in a blaze that damaged two homes in east Houston early this morning. The fire broke out at a house in the 3200 block of Fontinot about 1 a.m. It quickly spread to a neighboring home, according to the Houston Fire [...]