News From Around The State of Texas

Houston firefighters injured in balcony collapse

June 26th, 2008

Reported by KHOU, Houston
Raw video from KHOU, Houston
Four Houston firefighters were hurt when a balcony collapsed as they battled a blaze at an apartment complex in southeast Houston on Monday afternoon. Read More »

Conditions at many Dallas fire stations a cause for alarm

June 25th, 2008

Many of Dallas’ 56 fire stations desperately need an extreme makeover.

At Station 4, faulty plumbing routinely sends raw sewage gushing into the city streets. At Station 43, the mess is worse – it rises through drains in the floors, stinking up bathrooms and covering them with a layer of waste. Read More »

1 Killed In Haltom City Apartment Complex Fire

June 23rd, 2008

Report from KTBC, Dallas Fort Worth
Reported by KXAS, Dallas Fort Worth
One man was killed in a fire that destroyed parts of a Haltom City apartment complex early Saturday morning. Read More »

1 Dead, 7 Hurt in Rice Dorm Collapse

June 19th, 2008

Photos of scene from KHOU, Houston
Photo and Story From Houston Chronicle

Storm winds toppled walls at a Rice University dorm construction site Thursday afternoon, killing one construction worker and sending four others to area hospitals, authorities said.

The collapse occurred shortly at about 4 p.m., as rain and high winds whipped through the McMurtry College construction site at Sunset and Rice boulevards, southeast of downtown Houston, said B.J. Almond, the school’s spokesman. Read More »