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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 [...]

Eight FDs assist Temple with House and Wildland Fire

Update: Investigators were looking Thursday for the cause of a fire in Temple that destroyed a house, an outbuilding and ignited a major grassfire. The fire left four adults and three children, ages 6, 16 and 6-months, homeless. The American Red Cross was assisting the displaced residents Thursday.
Searching 100-degree heat and a lack of water [...]

Bell County firefighters contain 50-acre grass fire

A grass fire in the south part of Belton is now contained. Belton’s Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Pritchard said about 50 acres burned, but the fire was out for the most part by 4:15 p.m. Thursday. Pritchard said no homes or structures were damaged by the fire.
“The county’s so dry right now, so it takes [...]

Fire guts interior of Belton home

A fire in Belton displaced one man and destroyed the inside of his home early Monday morning. At about 5:15 a.m., the Belton Fire Department was dispatched to the 1500 block of Shady Lane in Belton for a structure fire, said Lt. Brian Campbell. When firefighters arrived on the scene, heavy smoke and flames were [...]