By Matthew LeBlanc at KCEN News, Waco Temple Killeen The conditions are ripe for a dangerous day of grass fires across Central Texas on Tuesday. Those fires often scorch land in rural areas. That has the Southwest Bell Volunteer Fire Department urging people to be careful. Assistant Chief Dennis Manewal said, “The danger is high [...]
By Sonya Campbell in The Killeen Daily Herald After 28 years with the city of Belton, Fire Chief Roy Harmon will retire Jan. 31. His retirement will culminate three decades of service as a firefighter and paramedic in the Bell County community. Harmon began his career in 1974 with the Temple Fire Department and was [...]
By Alex Hinojosa in The El Paso Times Forty-two people were forced from their homes Saturday after a faulty heater caused a fire at the Five Points Apartment complex, investigators said. Fire Department spokesman John Concha said the fire began inside one of two apartments damaged by the blaze. The fire was reported about 6:50 [...]
By Craig Civale at WFAA News, Dallas Fort Worth A four-alarm fire destroyed six apartment units at a Far North Dallas apartment complex Friday morning. The fire started about 10:30 a.m. at the Sequoia at Frankford Springs Apartments in the 3700 block of Frankford Road. About 60 people were displaced in the blaze, which destroyed [...]
By James Clark at KCBD News, Lubbock A Levelland family escapes physical harm but they lose their home in an early morning Saturday fire. According to the website for the Hockley County News Press the fire started just before 2:00 AM. The article says that Eddie and Carla Van Zandt have suffered an estimated $146,000 [...]
By Jim McBride in The Amarillo Globe-News Fire officials today are investigating the cause of an overnight blaze that gutted a north Amarillo restaurant. Firefighters responded to a fire call shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday and found Tony’s Restaurant, located at the corner of Fillmore and Northeast 11th Avenue, fully engulfed, with flames pouring through [...]
By Joe Gamm in The Amarillo Globe-News Firefighters scrambled Wednesday as high winds pushed a grass fire through a commercial area south of Amarillo, but no structures were damaged. The fire erupted about 11:55 a.m. in a ditch between northbound Interstate 27 and the access road at McCormick Road, then quickly spread north and east, [...]
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