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| Lightning strike sets pickup on fire, according to Harris County Precinct 4 VIDEO: Storms that moved across the Houston area Tuesday came with plenty of lightning. And lightning from one of those storms may have been what started a fire that engulfed a pickup truck in northwest Harris County. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office shared photos of the truck on social media. They say it was struck by lightning at Collins Park on Cypresswood Drive near North Greenfield Drive. Precinct 4, along with the Klein Fire Department, responded. The good news – no injuries were reported, but it show how dangerous lightning can be. According to KHOU 11 Chief Meteorologist David Paul, a lightning strike can get up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON Port Arthur Fire Department dive team outlines how they train, prepare for emergency situations VIDEO: The Port Arthur Fire Department is outlining how they train and prepare themselves to assist in emergency situations. The dive team was called out Tuesday, June 6, 2023 to help pull a car out of the ship channel near Pleasure Island. Around 6:11 a.m., a 39-year-old man was driving in a Honda Civic in the 3000 block of South Martin Luther King and struck an oncoming vehicle, according to a news release from the Port Arthur Police Department. The driver of the Honda was just getting off of work at the Cheniere plant according to Jefferson County Precinct Seven Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett. The Honda failed to maintain control, went off the roadway and into the ship channel. After an extensive search by Port Arthur Police Department and Port Arthur Fire Department, the vehicle and the driver were recovered, according to the release. KBMT-TV ABC/NBC 12 BEAUMONT Phone scam alert from Lubbock Fire Rescue Lubbock Fire Rescue has been made aware of a phone scam according to a press release on Tuesday. The scam involves an array of calls claiming to be from Lubbock Fire Rescue and requesting donations from the public for new equipment. The press release said LFR wants to remind the public that it does not and will never ask for any sort of donations or make phone calls like such. If you receive a phone call or communication similar to this, hang up and report it to the Lubbock Police Department at their non-emergency line at (806) 775-2865. This scam call has been reported to LPD and it is actively investigating the situation, said the press release. KAMC-TV ABC 28 LUBBOCK Odessa's 'Battle of the Badges' Blood Drive begins The Odessa Police and Fire Departments will be participating in the city's 'Battle of the Badges' Blood Drive. Vitalant said blood drives like these are essential to communities like the Permian Basin with the challenge of maintaining a robust blood supply for the summer months. Both departments have challenged the community to step up and donate. People will be given a special 'Battle of the Badges' t-shirt if they donate blood. The blood drive begins at the Odessa Fire & Rescue located at 1100 West 2nd St. from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the central classroom on June 7. On June 8, the drive will continue at the Odessa Police Department building located at 205 North Grant St. from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be two additional drives the following week to end the competition at the old Regal Cinema location at Music City Mall. KWES-TV NBC 9 ODESSA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Fire damages South Carolina home PHOTOS: Multiple agencies responded Tuesday night to a structure fire on James Island. According to Charleston County Dispatch, the fire was on the 1900 block of Wild Wing Lane. Witness photos and video showed flames engulfing a raised home, with the fire threatening to spread to nearby cars, homes, and trees. The siding of a nearby home appeared to sustain damage. The James Island Fire Department was on scene shortly before 9:30 p.m. with assistance from the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. According to Deputy Chief Shawn Engelman, crews arrived to find the fire heavily involved and immediately began suppression efforts. The fire eventually spread to the rest of the home. One person was home at the time of the fire. Engelman said that the man was asleep when the fire started, but woke up and was able to escape thanks to his smoke alarms. WCBD-TV NBC 2 CHARLESTON Tulsa firefighters union supports medical marijuana for firefighters VIDEO: Tulsa firefighters should have the ability to use medicinal marijuana to relieve pain and other job-related stress, says Tulsa Firefighters Local 176 Union President Matt Lay. "Originally, it was brought to us by a lot of service members that talked about being able to move away from schedule 2 narcotics and a litany of prescriptions they were on, using cannabis-based products," Lay said. Grant Miller, City Councilor for District 5 agrees, saying he supports medical choice. "I think it's important for our firefighters have an alternative to these hardcore pain medications that they're forced to take right now," Miller said, "So, if we have a firefighter who is injured on the job, is burned, breaks a limb, tears a knee out of place, something like that, they're going to be in pretty severe pain." KOKI-TV FOX 23 TULSA VIDEO: 1 dead, 2 injured after car flips off ramp in Washington, D.C., police say The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a deadly car crash on Interstate 395 in Southwest D.C. on Sunday. At approximately 7:45 p.m., a Hyundai Elantra was traveling south in the Ninth Street tunnel, police said. The driver of the car began to take the westbound ramp and struck the jersey wall twice for reasons unknown, causing the car to crash over the wall and onto the southbound I-395 below. The Hyundai landed on the back of a Lexus, flipped upside down and skidded on its roof until it came to a complete stop, MPD said. The driver of the Hyundai was ejected from the car. The Lexus also flipped onto its roof and then struck a third vehicle that was traveling south on I-395. WJLA-TV ABC 7 WASHINGTON DC Big Fires in 1889 devastated three cities in Washington state PHOTOS: When Washington became a state in November 1889, that wasn't the only big news story that year. In the final spring and summer of Washington's territorial era, big fires ravaged major sections of downtowns on both sides of the Cascades, from Seattle, to Ellensburg, to Spokane. Seattle's fire struck on the breezy, blue-sky afternoon of Thursday, June 6, 1889. It was caused by an accident at a carpenter's shop at what's now First and Madison. John Back tried to extinguish a pot of burning animal-based glue by dousing it with water, but the flames spread to the sawdust and other combustibles on the floor of the shop, and then on to much of the rest of Seattle. It had been a warm and dry spring, and the wooden buildings in the young city had seasoned like cordwood and were highly flammable. MY NORTHWEST PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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