News From Around The State of Texas
Four escape San Angelo apartment fire
August 07th, 2008
By Jennifer Rios, The San Angelo Standard-Times
Photo by Michael James, The San Angelo Standard-Times
A 17-year-old woman and the three nieces and nephews she was babysitting escaped an apartment fire without injuries early Thursday afternoon at Santa Paula Apartments at the corner of Abe Street and Twohig Avenue. Read More »
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| Region: Statewide, West
San Antonio FD Settles with Interspiro
August 07th, 2008Reported by KSAT,San Antonio
The city of San Antonio agreed to a settlement with a manufacturer of firefighting equipment it claimed was faulty. Read More »
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| Region: Statewide, Upper South
8 FFs Presumed Dead in California Helicopter Crash
August 07th, 2008(AP) SAN FRANCISCO –Fire raging through rugged, dense terrain was complicating efforts Thursday to recover victims and evidence from the remote part of a Northern California forest where a firefighting helicopter crashed. Nine people were presumed dead, but four others were rescued. Read More »
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| Region: National / International, Statewide
Storm wreaks havoc on East Texas
August 04th, 2008
Story and photo by Amanda Casanova, The Lufkin Daily News
A storm that rolled through East Texas Sunday afternoon brought along chaos in addition to heavy rain, thunder and lightning, sending area police and fire departments scrambling to provide assistance.
Firefighters from several local departments responded Sunday afternoon to a report of an oil well explosion in the Moffett community. A Hazmat team had also been dispatched to the scene.
Firefighters said they think the fire started when lightning struck the wells, sparking what Steve Lumbley, Moffett fire chief, called a “very dangerous situation.” Read More »
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| Region: South East, Statewide
2 Hurt, 40 Displaced In DeSoto Fire
July 29th, 2008(CBS 11 News) Click Here for Video ― Two people were injured and about 40 people were forced from their apartment homes late Monday night when a fire started at DeSoto complex. Fire officials said a grade school aged student was taken to Children’s Medical Center with second and third degree burns. An adult male was treated for smoke inhalation and was taken to Parkland Hospital. Read More »
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| Region: Metroplex, Statewide
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