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Mobile home fires threaten neighbors’ safety

By Natasha Chen and Mark Wiggins at KXXV News, Waco Temple Killeen
A mobile home fire in Killeen and one in Belton kept firefighters busy Saturday afternoon.
The first happened at 1015 Slawson Lane in Killeen at around 2:45 p.m. Killeen firefighters assisted Southwest Bell Fire and Rescue. When they arrived, they found one mobile home fully [...]

Friday Morning Fire in Bell County

A family of five is homeless Friday following an early morning fire that gutted their mobile home. The fire started around 6 a.m. Friday in mobile home located in the 11100 block of Irene Lane in rural Bell County near Salado.
The first units of Salado Fire Department on the scene reported the home was fully [...]

Fire destroys barn in Belton early Tuesday morning

A fire destroyed a barn in Belton early Tuesday morning, and threatened several homes. It started around 2 a.m. at a home on Elmer King Road. The barn was engulfed in flames, when firefighters arrived.
Read story from KCEN News, Waco Temple Killeen

3-alarm fire in Temple Destroys First Baptist Church

Story and video from KCEN News, Waco Temple Killeen
Photo from KXXV News, Waco Temple Killeen
KWTX News : Firefighters continued late Tuesday morning to check for hot spots following a three-alarm blaze at a Temple-area church. Firefighters responded early Tuesday morning to a three-alarm fire at the First Baptist Church, located at the intersection [...]

Belton FFs rescue 3 from swift water

Three Bell County teens are counting their blessings Saturday after surviving a close call Friday night. A captain with the Belton Fire Department told News 10 the three teens, all between 16- and 17-years old, were swimming in Nolan Creek on the west side of Belton Friday night when the water became too swift.
The [...]

Elderly woman escapes burning house in Belton

Firefighters were called out Thursday afternoon to a house fire in the 200 block of Montrose Street. The first engine on the scene reported seeing smoke coming from the single story home. Firefighters say one elderly woman was at home alone when the fire started; she made it out without injury. Her cats, however, [...]

Nolanville severs ties with Nolanville Fire Department

The mayor of Nolanville said the city has severed ties with the Nolanville Fire Department. The mayor of Nolanville said the city has severed ties with the Nolanville Fire Department, because of budget shortfalls.
“We have to be here,” Nolanville volunteer firefighter Marty Hyman said.
Nolanville volunteer firefighter Marty Hyman is not happy with the city’s decision [...]