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By Eva Ruth Moravec in The San Antonio Express-News Two people suffered smoke inhalation early Sunday, when San Antonio firefighters had to rescue them from a burning West Side home. The victims, whose names and ages weren’t immediately released, were inside a home in the 200 block of Wilmot Street when it ignited in flames [...]
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By Stefanie Thomas in The Courier of Montgomery County Ed Fuller could see the flames stretching into the evening sky from three blocks away. At that point, the man who used to make it his business to put out fires became a spectator in the incineration of his own home. The weekend started pleasantly enough. [...]
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By Howard Roden in The Courier of Montgomery County As its members continue their spirited discussions about how they should handle employment issues, the Conroe City Council agreed to permanently set the city’s annual contribution to the firefighters’ retirement fund at 15 percent. The council voted unanimously at its regular meeting Thursday to accept the [...]
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From KHOU News, Houston Firefighters saved a family‘s pets during a fire Friday night in southwest Houston. The fire started about 11:45 p.m. near the intersection of Stella Link and Blue Bonnet. According to authorities, fire crews arrived to the scene to find heavy smoke coming from the front of a duplex. While searching the [...]
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By Vimal Patel in The Bryan College Station Eagle Mary Lee Holiday was a kid at heart, family members said Sunday. The 62-year-old played video games and rode her bike to work each day. She died after an accidental cooking-related fire late Saturday in her one-bedroom unit at the Meridian Apartments on Redmond Drive in [...]
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By Louis Ojeda Jr. at KXXV News, Waco Temple Killeen Authorities are currently on the scene of an accident between a minivan and an ambulance in Robertson County, about 50 miles east of Temple. The accident occurred on State Highway 6, between Calvert and Hearne. The ambulance was reportedly not responding to an emergency call [...]
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By Patrick George in The Austin American-Statesman Photo by Larry Kolvoord in The Austin American-Statesman Photos of fire from The Austin American-Statesman The Fontenettes lost their home on Sunday for the second time in five years. They were among the thousands of New Orleans residents who came to Texas seeking a new place to live [...]
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