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| Massive blaze torches more than 70 vehicles at farm parking lot in Temple VIDEO: A fire Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of The Robinson Family Farm in Temple torched more than 70 vehicles. The Temple Fire & Rescue Department responded to the blaze at around 1 p.m. Oct. 15. Multiple fire departments from Little River Academy, Troy, Rogers, Salado, Holland, Bartlett and Belton were called to assist. The first units to arrive found approximately 10 cars on fire in the pasture area used for parking but due to the numbers of cars involved, the East Side Strike Team was called to bring in additional resources. Fire crews were able to move some of the cars out of the way of the flames but approximately 73 cars were destroyed. According to the owner of the farm, no injuries were reported and no one required hospitalization. KWTX-TV CBS 10 WACO Port Arthur Fire Chief: First responders more likely to die by suicide than on duty; mental health help crucial As Port Arthur Fire Chief Greg Benson stood at the front of the room, a series of random numbers were listed on a screen behind him — 113, 116, 96, 127. "Does anyone want to guess what these numbers mean?" he asked the crowd. Answers varied. Were they tied to phone numbers? Possibly zip codes? After he hit the next slide, audible gasps filled the room. In 2020, 113 police officers died in the line of duty, and 116 died by suicide. That same year, 96 firefighters died in the line of duty, and 127 committed suicide. "They'll tell you this is a very common thing," he said as he spoke in a meeting room at the Port Arthur Public Library. "It's more likely that you'll die in the line of duty. It's all over the place and unfortunately the reality of it is that it happens on a weekly — sometimes almost daily — basis." Benson spoke to bring recognition to mental health needs among first responders. THE PORT ARTHUR NEWS - METERED SITE Four families without homes after fire destroys apartments in northwest Houston, fire department says At least eight people were displaced after a fire destroyed several apartment units in northwest Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department. Four units at the Oakwood Apartments were damaged in the fire, according to HFD officials. Denise Rhodes, a building resident, said she returned home from the grocery store when the fire broke out. "(I) just got home from grocery shopping at Walmart, was getting all my stuff in, and was told to bring out a bucket of water that the apartment upstairs was on fire," Rhodes recalled. "We kept trying to throw water on it, got a hose on it, still wasn't extinguishing at all, top of the roof was on fire." HFD crews arrived shortly after 4 p.m. and were able to get control of the fire within about 15 minutes, but there were some challenges. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON El Paso Fire Department shows support in fight against breast cancer The El Paso Fire Department is showing its support for breast cancer fighters and survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is October. To help raise awareness, the fire department is partnering with the American Cancer Society and will showcase the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer giant inflatable pink chair at different fire stations. Community members can visit fire stations to take photos with the chair, talk to members of the American Cancer Society to learn more and receive a limited edition pink El Paso Fire Department patch when donating to the American cancer society. KTSM-TV NBC 9 EL PASO Man arrested after setting apartment building ablaze after being evicted, San Antonio Police Department says A man was arrested after San Antonio police said he torched his apartment building after being evicted. The fire led to many other residents being displaced. John Lopez, 39, is charged with arson habitation, a first-degree felony, according to an arrest affidavit. He was arrested Saturday in connection with a large fire that ripped through a home with at least seven apartment units on Friday afternoon, in the 800 block of Quincy Street. Police said Lopez was evicted from his apartment inside of the home earlier in the day by Bexar County Constables. Video surveillance footage showed Lopez came back after his eviction and was seen walking in the front yard of the property, carrying a small, red plastic gas container, according to SAPD. He then went to the back side of the home and returned moments later with no container in hand, police said. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Fire engulfs building in downtown Marlin VIDEO: Firefighters from throughout Central Texas on Sunday morning extinguished a fire that destroyed a historic building in downtown Marlin. The fire erupted at around 9 a.m. in a historic building in the 200 block of Live Oak Street, awaking nearby neighbors with its billowing smoke. "I got up, cooking my breakfast, and opened up my window, and saw the fire and smoke coming out," Juan M. Garnica, a Marlin resident, told KWTX. "They were like at least 20 feet high, the flames." Firefighters from throughout Central Texas, including Waco, Rosebud, Golinda and Lott, worked tirelessly to extinguish the building. It eventually collapsed, leaving nothing but smokey rubble behind. KWTX has learned the building used to be a T-shirt shop owned by a local resident. KBTX-TV CBS 3 BRYAN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Warehouse fire in Indiana Evansville and Henderson fire crews are on the scene of a business fire at the corner of East Franklin Street and Morton Ave. Firefighters say they saw smoke coming from the Morton Warehouse as they approached the building and were able to determine it was coming from the warehouse. Evansville police are also on the scene. EFD are calling the fire a "defensive fire," and are currently working to prevent further spread of the blaze. Since it's ignition around 5 a.m., the fire has spread to multiple nearby structures and a building has collapsed. The Department of Transportation has closed the Lloyd Expressway near 41 and it is advised that commuters avoid the area. WEHT-TV ABC 25 EVANSVILLE Related with Photos: Smoke from massive Evansville warehouse fire visible on weather radar Retired New Mexico firefighter brings awareness on Instagram A recently retired firefighter is using social media to give people a front row seat to the local action. From car fires, truck fires, house fires, Albuquerque firefighters have seen it all. "Wildfires are a big thing here now, hazardous material calls, medical calls, the old fallen and I can't get up thing. No, we pick up grandmas and grandpas in the middle of the night pretty frequently," said Eric Knight a retired Albuquerque firefighter. Knight saw it all for more than two decades. He retired from the department last year, but is still part of the Albuquerque Retirees Association, and works with the local firefighters union. "I've lived here my whole life, so I've always wanted to work for Albuquerque," said Knight. And he's grown to love to document the work too. He's the face behind "afdfirewire" on Instagram. "Early in my career I was told to try and document it," said Knight. KOB-TV NBC 4 ALBUQUERQUE Driver cited for DUI after firefighter, 5 others hurt in Illinois crash with emergency vehicles VIDEOS: A firefighter was among at least six people injured in a serious multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Illinois State Police said troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash at about 5:54 a.m. While they were on the scene, a silver Infiniti struck an ISP squad and a Chicago Fire Department truck at about 5:29 a.m. Shortly after, a silver Chevrolet Malibu struck a tow truck that responded to the crash scene. The firefighter was taken to Rush University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Five other people were transported to Mount Sinai and Stroger hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The fifth person was taken to an unknown hospital. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Fire department in Florida hosts donation drive to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian Tampa Fire Rescue is hosting a donation drive to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida. The drive, which runs from Monday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 21., will be at multiple sites across Tampa on different days. "We've already sent down our first responders to support them as they recover from this disaster, but this donation drive is another big way for the city and community to give back," Tampa Fire Rescue Chief Barbara Tripp said. "We appreciate any new items the public can provide for victims of Hurricane Ian." Only new items will be accepted as donations. Some of the items Tampa Fire Rescue is asking for include baby formula, flashlights and toilet paper. WFTS-TV ABC 28 TAMPA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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