The Lubbock Police Department's Metro Special Crimes Unit is investigating a body that was found at the site of a fire Thursday morning, April 22nd, 2021. According to news reports, the fire was first spotted by a motorist in the area of FM 1585 and Avenue L. A trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety was alerted to the fire and called for backup. At about 6 a.m., members of the Woodrow Volunteer Fire Department were on the scene of a camper that had caught fire. The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office also responded to the scene. After the fire was extinguished, KAMC News reports that first responders discovered a body inside the camper. The LPD's Metro Special Crimes Unit has since taped off the area in order to conduct an investigation.  

VIDEO: Tom Green County Volunteer Firefighters battled a major structure fire on Raccoon Rd. in Grape Creek Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched to the 100 block of Raccoon Rd. just after 3 p.m. Communications reports indicate two structures were on fire. Photos show a single wide trailer and a shed on fire. Grape Creek VFD Assistant Chief Jose Rivera says the blaze completely destroyed one trailer and damaged a neighboring single wide mobile home as well. Rivera says no one was injured in the fire but one small dog died in the blaze. Volunteers from Grape Creek, Quail Valley, East Concho, and Carlsbad were dispatched to the scene. The cause of the blaze is under investigation at this time. There are no reports of injuries.  

One person is dead following a Thursday night crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Henderson County. According to the Payne Springs Fire Department, around 9:20 p.m., volunteer firefighters responded to the crash on State Highway 198, just north of the bridge going into Caney City. Officials say a motorcycle and pickup were involved in fiery head-on collision. Crews began to treat the motorcyclist while others extinguished the fire, however, the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown if the driver of the pickup sustained any injuries. The identities of the driver and motorcyclist have not been released at this time. The investigation is ongoing and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.  

A 10-year-old student set the fire that led to the evacuation of Maude Moore Wood Elementary School Thursday morning in Killeen. The school at 6410 Morganite Lane in Killeen was evacuated at around 9:40 a.m. Thursday after alarms sounded and smoke from what the school's principal described as "a small fire" filled the building. "All students and staff are safe," Principal Pam Disher said in a message to parents. "The relocation of students is purely precautionary, due to smoke in the building," Disher said. The fire, in an upstairs bathroom, was quickly extinguished. The student, "later confessed to bringing matches to school and setting the toilet paper dispenser on fire," district spokeswoman Taina Maya said. "The student will be charged with arson and will be disciplined in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct, which can include alternative education placement," she said, and the district "will seek restitution for the damages to the campus."  

Smoke alarms roused a sleeping woman and baby who managed to escape a fire in a home Thursday afternoon. The woman and baby fled to a house two doors down to call the fire department. The call came in at 1:00 p.m. according to Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks. Multiple volunteer fire departments responded to the home in the 10300 block of Lakeshore Drive working several hours to extinguish the fire. Brooks reports the home was destroyed, and the two homes next door had minor damage. No cause has been determined and Brooks said the renters of the home had no insurance and "they've lost everything and will have to start from scratch."  

VIDEO: A two-alarm fire in Gerritsen Beach left two people injured Thursday, fire officials say. The fire started at a house on the corner of Knapp Street and Avenue W at around 8 p.m. Citizen app footage shows the fire tearing through the home. Crews were eventually able to get the fire under control and extinguish it. The back of the home was left charred and windows were destroyed. The fire department says two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene. A neighbor nearby, Cynthia Lew, says she had to put her mask on to avoid smoke inhalation. "I have never experienced a fire like this ever before and the smoke was like really all over," Lew says. Avenue W remained closed off to traffic as of 7 a.m. Friday. There is no word on the cause of the fire.  

VIDEO: Members of Mount Pleasant Fire Station #5 are staying in unique temporary living quarters while the station undergoes renovations. Over the last month, fire crews have been living out of a villa at Somerby Senior Living in Mount Pleasant. Christie Gauldin, the Director of Sales and Marketing, says she was a little surprised when Mount Pleasant Fire asked if their crews could stay there while their station underwent renovations, but she knew it was something they had to make work. "I've been in senior living for about 14 years and this is definitely a first," Gauldin said. Captain Matt Tidwell with Mount Pleasant Fire says they wanted to stay close to the district five area to be able to still serve this community, especially since there aren't any other stations nearby.  

VIDEO: Like all too many public service organizations, Williamsport Fire and EMS in Maryland is cash crunched by COVID. "COVID really messed with things this year," Michael Nokes, the Deputy Chief, said. Not only were funds down, but expenses went way up. "We just purchased a ladder truck, we have a ladder truck that's over thirty years old, it was well overdue for a replacement," Nokes said. They also need new equipment for the truck. The company accepts car donations, but most of the vehicles they receive are definitely end-of-life. "We use them for the purpose of vehicle stabilization and extrication, which is really great for our members to practice on." So when a couple approached the company about donating a vehicle, they were expecting another dying clunker. So you can imagine their surprise when they were presented with a 1964 Caddilac Eldorado, which had been sitting in storage for over three decades, in beautiful condition.  

There is a huge gender gap in the world of firefighting. Only 8% of firefighters in the United States are female according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Greensboro Fire Department wants to bridge the gender gap through a new program. Camp Spark is the department's new initiative aimed at changing the narrative to get more women into fire stations. Brittany King came up with the idea in hopes more women will climb the ladder to a career in the fire service. She's a seasoned fire fighter who recognized the lack of representation and wanted to do something about it. Just 6% of the Greensboro Fire Department is made up of women. "A big part of the reason why there are not a lot of females in the fire service is because of a lack of representation -- they don't see women like them in the fire service," King said.  

It's a boy! An explosion that rattled homes within a 20-mile radius Tuesday night is being blamed on a gender reveal celebration at a Kingston quarry that police say involved more than a pound of Tannerite and blue chalk. Many residents in communities across southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts reported hearing the explosion just after 7 p.m. No injuries were reported in the quarry at Torromeo Industries on Dorre Road. Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said police are looking for those involved. "Obviously, depending on the amount (of explosives) they were using, it could be extremely dangerous," Briggs said Wednesday. Gender reveal party accidents — some deadly — have made headlines as they've grown in popularity among expectant parents over the past decade. Last year, a device from a gender reveal celebration sparked a massive wildfire in California that resulted in a firefighter's death.