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La Feria Firefighters Battle Major Brush Fire

From KRGV News, Harlingen McAllen La Feria firefighters had to call in back up from other fire departments to fight a major brush fire Friday afternoon. Weslaco and Mercedes fire departments brought manpower to assist. Fire officials say they don’t know what sparked the blaze.

Apartment fire strains Longview Fire Department’s resources

LONGVIEW (KYTX) — An outbreak of fire calls in Longview is exhausting city firefighting resources. One of the fires was severe enough to use almost the entire city’s on-duty force Tuesday morning. Four people suffered minor injuries during the blaze including a firefighter were treated for exhaustion. Two apartments were severely damaged by flames. CBS [...]

Suspect arrested after West Texas church fire

CRANE, Texas — Police say a man has been arrested after a fire burned most of a church complex of four connected buildings. Tuesday’s fire at Faith in Christ church was one of five within a period of about three hours in the small West Texas town of Crane. Officials are trying to determine whether [...]

Crews Fighting Grassfire in Balmorhea

By Elias Hernandez at KOSA News, Odessa Emergency crews are fighting a major grassfire in Jeff Davis County. According to the Texas Forest Service, the fire started around 3:00 PM. Since then, it has burned 600 acres in the area of Madera Ranch. Five engines are on scene working to contain the fire. Due to [...]

Fire destroys Randall County home; residents escape

By Cheryl Berzanskis in The Amarillo Globe-News Photo by Michael Schumacher in The Amarillo Globe-News The cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home Wednesday morning in Randall County remains under investigation. The fire began about 6:50 on Palo Pinto Street, which is south of Amarillo off East McCormick Road. Flames reduced the mobile [...]

Two-alarm blaze shuts down Amarillo neighborhood

By Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe-News Photo by Roberto Rodriguez in The Amarillo Globe-News Two businesses were damaged Wednesday night after a two-alarm fire broke out in a single-story office complex just south of Amarillo Boulevard, fire officials said. Deputy Fire Chief Monty Owens said the blaze in the 700 block of North Taylor [...]

Big-rig fire on I-20 is out, but traffic still down to one lane

From KLTV News, Tyler Longview Jacksonville Motorists traveling between Shreveport and Dallas are experiencing some major delays in Harrison County this morning. Harrison County officials tell us an 18-wheeler carrying cooking oil caught fire on I-20 westbound at mile marker 612, in the Marshall area. The fire has been extinguished, but traffic on the westbound [...]