By Jimmy Galavan in The Beaumont Enterprise
The cause of a fire that scorched more than 110 acres near Lake Sam Rayburn is still under investigation, according to authorities with the Texas Forest Service. Firefighters from Lake Rayburn, Angelina River, Jasper, Pineland and East End battled an out-of-control fire that destroyed five homes near Lake Sam [...]
By Teresa Mioli in The Beaumont Enterprise
Photo by The Mauriceville Fire Department in The Beaumont Enterprise
It took almost five hours for crews to extinguish a house fire in Mauriceville on Friday afternoon. The house in the 8500 block of Linscomb Road was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters with the Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department responded [...]
From KTRE News, Lufkin Nacogdoches
A man and woman were injured from gunshot wounds after law enforcement learned the man called his wife and told her he shot his daughter and was about to shoot himself.
Sheriff Kent Henson said the man, John Bruce Thornton, 69, was sitting on the porch with injuries and surrendered to law [...]
From KTRE News, Nacogdoches
Several different firefighting agencies are battling a huge forest fire in the Woden area.
According to a dispatcher with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office, the fire is on County Road 555. Flames reached up to about 50 feet in the air and firefighters were in “defensive mode” in trying to control it.
The size [...]
From The Beaumont Enterprise
The Tour of Duty LA to New York runners, who are paying tribute to the victims and honoring the emergency service workers involved in the 9-11 attacks, will be coming through Beaumont Wednesday morning.
According to information from Capt. Brad Penisson of the Beaumont Fire Department, police and firefighters will meet the travelers [...]
From The Beaumont Enterprise
A man was rescued from his burning Port Arthur home Monday morning and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Port Arthur Fire Department was called to the 1000 block of West 15th Street at about 6:20 a.m., according to a news release from the Port Arthur Fire Department.
Firefighters were [...]
By Jessica Cooley in The Lufkin Daily News
Thanks to the quick action of volunteer firefighters, a Hudson home was spared Thursday night. The Rev. David Horace had just gotten in bed around 10:30 p.m. when he heard the smoke alarm going off near the kitchen of his state Highway 103 west home. His 6-year-old grandson [...]
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