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Fire guts Montgomery showroom, sends firefighter to hospital
June 01st, 2008Video from The Conroe Courier
By T.L. Hamilton, The Courier of Montgomery County
A futon showroom and warehouse caught fire around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, causing an estimated $150,000 in damage. Officials said crews from four fire departments battled the blaze at Quality Sleep Shop, which resulted in one firefighter being taken to Conroe Regional Medical Center for injuries due to smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion. No other injuries occurred. Read More »
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| Region: Gulf Coast, Statewide
Long Wait for Help
May 20th, 2008Reported by KXAS, Dallas Fort Worth
The director of an ambulance service apologized to a Fort Worth woman who waited an hour to get help for her infant. Jack Eades, the executive director of MedStar Ambulance, said last Thursday afternoon was especially busy, but it’s not an excuse for what happened. Read More »
Firefighters save young autistic girl
May 19th, 2008
Video report by Kevin Peters, KHOU, Houston
A small girl was rescued by Houston firefighters Sunday morning from a fire that gutted an eastside home. The 8-year-old girl was alive, but suffered from breathing problems, so she was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital for observation. Read More »
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| Region: Gulf Coast, Statewide
Three-alarm fire in Harris County
May 19th, 2008Update: A teen has been arrested and charged with first-degree felony arson after confessing to setting a fire at Timber Run Apartments that killed one elderly resident and destroyed about 40 units.
Video from KTRK, Houston
Video report by Leticia Juarez, KHOU, Houston
A disabled woman is missing after a three-alarm fire at a northeast Harris County apartment complex.
The blaze broke out around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night at the Timber Run apartments on Woodforest at River Grove. Read More »
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| Region: Gulf Coast, Statewide
Three injured, one missing in McKinney explosions
May 17th, 2008
Raw video from KTBC, Dallas Fort Worth
By Danny Gallagher, The McKinney Courier-Gazette
A construction crew working near the corner of Throckmorton and Fenet Street hit a gas line that caused a massive explosion. The explosion destroyed three homes and sent three people, two of which had second and third-degree burns over more than 50 percent of their bodies, to Dallas hospitals by helicopter. A fourth person has not been located and McKinney fire officials can’t search for them because of the gas leak. Read More »
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