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Lufkin paper mill fire re-ignites, firefighters back on scene By Lane Luckie at KTRE News, Lufkin Nacogdoches Firefighters have returned to the Abitibi-Consolidated paper mill in Lufkin after a Wednesday blaze re-ignited. Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, a fire watch crew alerted the Lufkin Fire Department that a fire had re-kindled at the closed mill. The [...]
Written on October 28, 2010 | Posted in
South East |
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By Matt Fernandez at KVEO News, Rio Grande Valley Arson could be behind the latest fire at an abandoned home in Los Fresnos and the city says this is the second time the home has gone up in flames, Matt Fernandez has all the details. A video and pictures snapped from a resident’s cell phone [...]
Written on October 28, 2010 | Posted in
Lower South |
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Follow up in response to an earlier posting of June 25, 2010 from an article in The Tyler Morning Telegraph By Kelly Gooch in The Tyler Morning Telegraph on October 15, 2010 Whitehouse Fire Chief Ronny Fite was no-billed by a Smith County Grand Jury Thursday on charges of assault-family violence. Being no-billed means that [...]
Written on October 28, 2010 | Posted in
North East |
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By Mary Ann Hellinghausen in The Bay Area Citizen Turmoil within the Kemah Volunteer Fire Department has resulted in two firings, including the chief, and in a lawsuit against the department. Kemah Fire Chief Larry Suniga last week filed suit against the Kemah Volunteer Fire Department, claiming he was wrongfully terminated. Monday night, the Emergency [...]
Written on October 28, 2010 | Posted in
Gulf Coast |
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By Jessica Vess at KVUE News, Austin Fire alarms blasted through the Vintage West Campus apartment complex Thursday morning. “I heard a lot of banging and loud noises. I didn’t pay much attention to it because it was 5:30 a.m. and I was asleep,” said resident and UT senior Hang “Kevin” Su. Su says one [...]
Written on October 28, 2010 | Posted in
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From KXXV News, Waco State Fire Marshals are investigating what caused a Central Texas police department to catch on fire Wednesday evening. Officers in Groesbeck, about 35 miles east of Waco, will now have to relocate their headquarters after it became engulfed in flames around 8 p.m. Firefighters say it took about 45 minutes to [...]
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By Selwyn Crawford in The Dallas Morning News The city of Dallas has spent nearly $1.4 million in legal fees defending itself in three sexual harassment lawsuits filed by four women against Dallas Fire-Rescue. Two of those lawsuits were settled this year, including one last week in which the City Council agreed to pay retired [...]
Written on October 28, 2010 | Posted in
Metroplex |
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