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| PHOTOS: The Midland Fire Department has officially announced the retirement of Assistant Chief Brian McGary, following 32 years of dedicated service. |
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| VIDEO: While local leaders in parts of the Hill Country are facing tough questions about the lack of a flood warning system, a fire chief in Kendall County believes his outdoor warning system saved lives after deadly flooding. |
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| A person was injured in an early morning house fire in southwest Austin Tuesday. Austin Fire Department crews posted about the fire at 7307 Fire Cove on X around 4:41 a.m. |
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| VIDEO/PHOTOS: Black smoke could be seen for miles on Tuesday evening, July 8 from the Marathon El Paso Refinery in South-Central El Paso. El Paso Fire confirmed that the smoke was coming from the plant, but said that there is no emergency. |
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| PHOTOS: Emergency crews put out a tank fire Thursday afternoon at CITGO. Around 1:18 p.m., lightning struck a tank at the CITGO Lake Charles Refinery and ignited a fire, CITGO said in a statement. |
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| VIDEO/PHOTO: A fire truck overturned Thursday, closing down a North Las Vegas roadway and covering the street in an unknown substance. Three firefighters were injured in the crash. |
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| VIDEO: At least 27 people were hospitalized after a suspected drug overdose in West Baltimore Thursday morning. Thirteen medic units responded to the scene, with some units dropping patients at local hospitals and returning. |
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