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From KWES News, Midland See photos here. UPDATE, 7:00 a.m.: Crews report the fire now almost 100% contained. 150 acres were burned. UPDATE, 2:15 a.m.: Fire north of Coahoma is now 70% contained. No homes are being threatened. Crews did respond to a CRMWD pump station at Moss Lake for a reported fire, but found [...]
Written on May 30, 2011 | Posted in
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By Aileen B. Flores in The El Paso Times A small apartment on the 5800 block of Alameda was destroyed by a fire Sunday night, an El Paso Fire Department official said. Firefighters were called to 5804 Alameda shortly after 8 p.m. where flames were coming out of a three-bedroom apartment located next to the [...]
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The family of Eastland fallen firefighter Greg Simmons, led a procession of over 250 Texas firefighters onto the warning track at the Ranger’s Ballpark Saturday night. Greg’s wife, From The Microplex News See photos here. Carrie and their two daughters, Kateland and Karley made the trip from Eastland to Arlington along with a large group [...]
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By Ricky Treon in The Amarillo Globe-News A wildfire about 5 miles south of Stinnett was about 80 percent contained less than six hours after it was first reported Sunday. It damaged no structures or residential property. Firefighting crews from Stinnett, Borger, Hutchinson County, Gruver, Dalhart, Sunray and Skellytown, along with the U.S. Forest Service [...]
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By Joe Gamm and Terrence Hundley in The Amarillo Globe-News See photos of fire here. See video of fire here. Wind-driven fires in northwest Amarillo and south of the city destroyed at least eight homes, damaged several more and forced hundreds to evacuate late Sunday. Fire crews expect to continue battling stubborn blazes today. Read [...]
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By Jonathan Betz at WFAA News, Dallas See photos of fire here. Just a year after a massive fire destroyed a block of Greenville Avenue restaurants and bars in Dallas, a blaze has gutted another popular nightspot. After daybreak Sunday, employees could only stare at the rubble of Murphy’s 2, a reggae club at 7402 [...]
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By Clay Falls at KBTX News, Bryan College Station High winds and critically dry conditions fueled a Sunday afternoon fire in Robertson County. It broke out shortly before noon on the shoulder of Highway 6 just north of OSR. Crews from Hearne, BlackJack and Brazos County Precinct 4 responded to the blaze which came close [...]
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