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| One person dead after fire destroys San Antonio restaurant VIDEO: A person is dead after fire destroyed a restaurant near downtown. It happened around 3:36 a.m. early Sunday morning at Sergio's Molino on the 640 block of Ruiz just Northwest of downtown. Firefighters say the restaurant has multiple additions with several roof systems which may have contributed to the heavy fire in the attic spaces. The battalion chief at the scene said they quickly made entry arriving to attack the fire after hearing reports that someone was trapped inside but were forced out by the heat within five minutes. As soon as the fire was out, they were able to reenter and find the person, pull them out of the building and begin CPR. Unfortunately, they were pronounced dead at the scene. No word on the amount of damages caused by the fire or what may have caused it to start. WOAI-TV NBC 4 SAN ANTONIO Related: Owner of Sergio's Molino on west side killed in fire that destroyed his restaurant Bell County: Fort Hood fire chief retires after serving for more than 30 years Serving more than 31.5 years for the Army, Air Force and Navy, Fort Hood Fire Chief Sergio Campos retired June 30, after holding every position in fire service – from basic firefighter to fire chief. "I started as the lowest ranking firefighter and went all the way up," Campos said. "I did a majority of it here at Fort Hood." Campos enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on Dec. 1, 1989, where he served as a military firefighter, before accepting a civilian position as a firefighter at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock. Campos's firefighting career took him to work with the U.S. Navy in Crete, Greece, then with the Army Installation Management Command, before settling at Fort Hood in 1997. FORT HOOD SENTINEL One dead, several without homes after Sherman apartment fire VIDEO: Sherman firefighters and police are investigating what caused a Sherman apartment complex to go up in flames Friday evening. Firefighters say they responded to a rescue call, at 6:20 p.m. to the Hilltop Village apartment complex, on Texoma parkway and Hilltop drive. They say when they arrived, all efforts went to rescuing one person out of the engulfed apartment, but they were unsuccessful. Assistant Fire Chief Chris Olsen says one person is deceased inside the apartment. The fire spread to an additional four units and continued to spread throughout the building. News 12 spoke with residents at the scene, who say they heard a loud explosion before the flames. Whitesboro, Collinsville, Denison and Sherman fire and police units all responded. KXII-TV CBS 12 SHERMAN Lightning Strikes Likely Cause of at Least 3 Tarrant County Fires, Officials Say VIDEO: Lightning strikes could be responsible for at least three house fires in Tarrant County Sunday afternoon, fire officials say, as a summer cold front brought strong winds, heavy rain and small hail to many parts of North Texas. At one fire in the 8300 block of Horse Whisper Lane in North Fort Worth, crews arrived to find smoke coming from the attic, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department. Firefighters got the blaze under control quickly, officials said. In a second North Fort Worth fire, in the 9600 block of Birdville Way, fire officials said flames were coming from the roof but crews were able to get it under control in less than 30 minutes. No injuries were reported in either fire and preliminary investigations indicated they were both caused by lightning. Finally, on Royal Glen Drive in North Arlington, a house fire call came in around 4:45 p.m. Sunday. KXAS-TV NBC 5 FORT WORTH Orange Firefighters honored by Acadian Ambulance Texas City of Orange firefighters Terry Veitch, Greg Gravett, Hunter Isbell and Battalion Chief Payton Smith, along with Acadian Paramedic Field Supervisor Michael Cummings, Paramedic Nachol Cravens and EMT Grant Freeman were awarded with Meritorious Service Awards, on Thursday morning, following a positive outcome on a call they responded to together in April. "Three months ago, Orange Fire Department assisted us with a job well done," Acadian Ambulance Operations Manager Eddie Burleigh said. Acadian's crew was dispatched along with Orange Fire Department (OFD) to a patient having a seizure at a gas station. The patient was traveling from Louisiana to Texas as a hitchhiker. "He looked like he was sleeping in the vehicle," Paramedic Field Supervisor Michael; Cummings said. ORANGE LEADER Dark plumes of smoke over burning Houston business VIDEO: Houston firefighters are investigating after a business caught fire Saturday along the Katy Freeway. It's still unclear when the fire started, but dark plumes of smoke could be seen for miles shortly after 12 p.m. According to investigators, the fire started in the back of a laundromat for linens and uniforms in the 9000 block of the Katy Freeway in west Houston. Firefighters have been able to get the flames under control. The cause of the fire is still unknown. So far, there have been no reports of any injuries. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Driver killed after tanker truck falls off I-595 ramp in Florida, explodes VIDEO/PHOTOS: The driver of a fuel tanker truck was killed after, authorities said, the vehicle fell off a ramp on Interstate 595 in Davie and exploded. Florida Highway Patrol and Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near the Florida Turnpike, at around 3:45 p.m., Sunday. Investigators said the driver was heading westbound when he struck the concrete wall on the right shoulder and flipped over. Officials said the truck went over the wall. The vehicle was loaded with approximately 8,000 gallons of gasoline that ignited and exploded. "He pretty much rolled over onto his roof, and he caught on fire at that time," said FHP Lt. Yanko Reyes. Several videos shared with 7News captured dense black smoke and flames coming from the tanker truck. The thick plume of smoke could be seen from miles away. WSVN-TV FOX 7 MIAMI Related Video: 1 dead after tanker crashes, spilling fuel and causing large fire California Firefighters Begin 40-Day 9/11 Memorial Ride Cross-Country To New York City About a dozen local firefighters are about to embark on a long journey to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. "We got 42 days until 9/11," said Batt. Chief Buck Buchanan, a retired LA County firefighter. "I'd really like to see a groundswell of patriotism come back." Buchanan helped organize the cross country bike ride that got underway Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier and was expected to take 40 days to reach New York. In all, eleven firefighters were taking part in the memorial tribute. "We're going to pay our respects for those that were lost on 9/11 and to try to bring awareness to the American people about how important a date this is," said Buchanan. "A lot of people aren't aware of the fact that we are coming up on more people dying, firefighters dying in the aftermath of 9/11 from working the pile, recovery, from 9/11 related cancers and illnesses." KCAL-TV CBS 2 LOS ANGELES Devastating fire struck Illinois Elks Country Club in 1968 PHOTOS: The rambling stone clubhouse at Elks Country Club along the Kankakee River northeast of Aroma Park was engulfed by flames on the morning of Dec. 5, 1968. Ironically, the building was destroyed less than 24 hours after serving as the site of a banquet honoring the man who had been the club's golf pro for the preceding 20 years. John J. Krutilla had served as the Elks' resident pro since 1948, and for a number of years, was also the general manager of the country club. A native of Chicago, Krutilla's connection with the popular golf course dated to the years immediately before World War II, when it was known as the Hieland Golf and Country Club. Competing as an amateur, he won the Midwest Golf Open held there in 1940. In 1941, in a field of more than 100 pro and amateur golfers, he tied for fifth place among the amateurs. DAILY JOURNAL - METERED SITE Arsons on the rise since 2020 in and around Baton Rouge, but fire investigators aren't sure why Firefighters doused the blaze before it tore through the rest of the building, but the damage was done. The Violet Street apartment fire late Tuesday drove 10 people — six of them children — out of house and home. A few days later, another apartment erupted in flames. This time, a few miles northward, just off Plank Road and south of Highway 190 in Baton Rouge, where firefighters again beat it back before it could spread and before it could hurt anyone. Two fires in three days, both ruled arson. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said it responded to 13 intentionally set blazes in all of July, damaging four lived-in homes, seven empty ones and two apartments. One proved fatal. Taking place in the dark morning hours, the July 23 fire licked up a house on Cable Street, hospitalizing the homeowner who succumbed to his burns a short time later. THE ADVOCATE Pennsylvania firefighter's last act was to push others out of way of on-coming car The term "hero"‘ is a well-worn term these days, but the final actions of Firefighter Thomas Royds seem to fit the bill. As an alleged drunk driver hurdled towards first responders at the scene of an auto accident on Interstate 76 in Lower Merion early on the morning of July 24 Royds, covering a shift at Belmont Hills Fire Co., pushed other firefighters away as he was struck by the out of control Jeep. Lower Merion Chief Fire Officer Chas McGarvey confirmed the report that Royds saw the jeep approaching and pushed the two firefighters away in an attempt to save them. "I haven't seen any video of it but he one of the injured firefighters said Tommy pushed them out of the way," McGarvey said. Royds of Springfield was a career and volunteer firefighter for over 30 years, serving the Lower Merion community at the Union Fire Association and the Belmont Hills Fire Co. as well as seven years as a volunteer in Clifton Heights. MAINLINE MEDIA NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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