Fires

19+ hour, 57+ min ago   (124+ words) MILAM COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) — A Lamar Middle School teacher and Buckholts volunteer firefighter died Sunday night, following a single-vehicle rollover crash, according to a statement by the Texas Department of Public Safety. According to a DPS investigation, Firefighter Rick Joseph…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (93+ words) SCOTT COUNTY – Scott County is under an official burn ban that is effective immediately and will remain in place through Nov. 2, according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. County officials announced the restriction as dry conditions continue to raise concerns…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (360+ words) Multiple northern Michigan homes were evacuated Sunday as firefighters battle two large wildfires in the region, officials said. Residents along County Road 510 in Marquette County were forced to leave their homes due to the Ridge Fire, which is burning roughly…...

23+ hour, 43+ min ago   (176+ words) A wildfire burning near Lake Isabella has prompted evacuation orders and is threatening homes on the lake's east side, as fire crews work to box in the flames in rugged Kern County terrain. The blaze, dubbed the Cyrus Fire, ignited…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (200+ words) One person died Friday afternoon when a mobile home caught fire in Marshall. Harrison County Emergency Services District Three firefighters spotted the fire from their headquarters and responded to the 1100 block of Chapparal Drive. Firefighters found the mobile home engulfed…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (559+ words) "It's a very closed agency. It's not transparent." In March, a leak from a Poly-1 natural gas pipe triggered an explosion in a Lake Dallas neighborhood and severely injured a woman, even though Texas regulators had ordered that type of…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (137+ words) GENEVA, IL — A contractor struck both the water and gas lines in the 300 block of Anderson Boulevard while digging in the area Friday morning, Geneva officials said. The Geneva Public Works Department and Nicor Gas crews were called to the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (181+ words) KTEN A Phoenix now stands near the place where Wendy Acosta’s business burned. In a way, her story is a lot like the bird itself. Denison business flourishing, 7 years after downtown fire Friday marks seven years since a devastating…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (230+ words) Pelly-Can, the new mascot of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office (image courtesy of Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office) The State Fire Marshal introduces a new mascot to help it deliver important safety messages. Kory Leo, the director of community…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (286+ words) Headline: Air Quality Alert until SAT 5:30 PM CDT Denison reveals plan to fill void left by downtown fire DENISON, Texas (KTEN) — Four years ago, a fire in downtown Denison destroyed three historic buildings in the 300 block of Main Street. The…...