From Josh Hinkle at KXAN News, Austin
Fires came during Llano County drought, burn ban
A year-long investigation has led to the arrest of a Llano man in connection with nearly a dozen brush fires. Llano County authorities charged William Harden, 24, with arson, after linking DNA evidence to eleven intentionally-set blazes from last February and March [...]
From KEYE News, Austin
Fire has seriously damaged a house in the Crestview neighborhood of North Central Austin. It broke out at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at 1206 W. St Johns. Firefighters say flames were pouring from the house when they arrived. It took about 10 minutes to put it out.
Three people live in the house but [...]
By Mason W. Canales in The Killeen Daily Herald
A fire Wednesday night displaced one resident and destroyed his home, but he escaped the blaze unscathed. A resident was home and asleep when his home caught fire about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
He felt the heat from the blaze and was able to wake up and escape before [...]
By Josh Hinkle at KXAN News, Austin
A cave rescue this week by Austin firefighters brought the need for training to the forefront. The city has a vast system of more than 300 caverns running beneath it.
A KXAN crew crawled 300 feet below the intersection of Convict Hill Road and Latta Drive with 30 firefighters [...]
by Laura Avila and Zlatko Filipovic at KXXV News, Waco
Nearly four months after his death, DNA tests have positively identified a man allegedly shot in the head by his son and whose house was exploded. James Pack from the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office says those DNA results were just handed over for the Nov. 12, [...]
By Claudia Grisales in The Austin American-Statesman
A Southeast Austin residential fire called several units to a one-alarm fire at 10208 Shively Lane, according to emergency pages.
The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at the home, located near the intersection of U.S. 183 and Clinger Road.
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Crews battle overnight fire
Southeast Austin building catches fire overnight
From Shermayne Crawford [...]
By Claudia Grisales in The Austin American-Statesman
The Austin Fire Department responded overnight to a fire at the Travis House at 1800 Guadalupe Street, near the University of Texas campus. It marks the third fire at the 65-year-old building in the last few years, according to Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Palmer Buck. The last fire [...]
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