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From The Amarillo Globe-News
Juveniles were being blamed for starting a grass fire that destroyed a vacant manufactured house and damaged two storage buildings Saturday evening in Fritch.
Hutchinson County Emergency Management Coordinator Danny Richards said the blaze started about 6:30 p.m. at 209 Ranch Road in Fritch. The fire was extinguished by about 7:45 p.m. No [...]
Written on August 2, 2010 | Posted in
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By Brenda Bernet in The Amarillo Globe-News
A dorm remains closed as officials at Frank Phillips College in Borger continue to assess the damage caused by a fire early Sunday morning. College officials found space for the about 30 residents of the Tyler Street Resident Hall in the two other dorms on campus, said Herb Swender, [...]
Written on April 9, 2010 | Posted in
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From The Amarillo Globe-News
Firefighters from six departments battled a large grass fire north of Borger on Monday.
Borger firefighters were called shortly after noon to contain the fire. They remained at the scene through the afternoon spraying down hot spots.
Hutchinson County Sheriff Guy Rowe said hay bales in a region known as the Electric City Division [...]
Written on April 6, 2010 | Posted in
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By Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe-News
A wildfire burned within 75 feet of the southeast Borger city limits Thursday before the wind shifted, sending it away from the city. The fire started about 4:45 p.m. and consumed 300 to 400 acres before firefighters from several departments around the area were able to extinguish it about [...]
Written on April 2, 2010 | Posted in
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By Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe-News
A dog owner in Borger learned the hard way Wednesday night that it isn’t a good idea to heat a doghouse using a waffle iron. Borger firefighters said the dog escaped the burning doghouse located behind a garage in the 400 block of Houston Street unscathed. The fire broke [...]
Written on January 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Borger firefighters spent Tuesday afternoon battling a grass fire fueled by winds of more than 25 mph. Firefighters said they responded to the 104-acre fire about 3:40 p.m. near Spring Creek Road and Highway 280. Firefighters from six departments responded to the blaze, which was under control by 6 p.m.
The fire briefly threatened a structure [...]
Written on December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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“You don’t have to be a victim” is the message that’s gaining the City of Borger national recognition. Borger is now an official Firewise city… And it’s the only city in America to earn such a distinction.
Today was a day nearly four years in the making for the City of Borger… Dating back to [...]
Written on December 2, 2009 | Posted in
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