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| Fire destroys San Antonio restaurant VIDEO: A fire has destroyed a Northwest Side restaurant and is giving fire crews all they can handle as the flames have yet to be extinguished as of early Thursday morning. The fire was called in around 6:30 a.m. at the Jacala Mexican Restaurant in the 600 block of West Avenue, not far from West Hildebrand and Interstate 10. According to San Antonio Fire Department Spokesman Woody Woodward, firefighters arrived to find both flames and smoke after they went into the building. They then began to put the fire out. Woodward said as firefighters started opening up some areas, flames shot through the roof of the restaurant. A battalion chief called the firefighters out of the building and the fire has continued to burn since. They have not yet been able to determine an exact cause. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO 1 resident hospitalized, 20 units damaged in 2-alarm fire at southeast Houston apartment complex, HFD says VIDEO/PHOTOS: A resident is in the hospital and several units are damaged after a fire at an apartment complex in southeast Houston Wednesday, officials said. It happened at an apartment complex on Leonora Street near Bellfort Avenue. When firefighters with the Houston Fire Department arrived at the scene, they witnessed a heavy blaze showing from multiple units. The fire was upgraded to a 211 fire, officials said. Nearly 40 firefighters were called to help put out the blaze, officials said. According to HFD, all residents were able to exit their units safely. One resident was transported to the hospital by ambulance for smoke inhalation, officials said. Around 20 apartment units have been affected by the fire and the apartment complex has no power, HFD said. Red Cross has been requested at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON NTSB opens investigation in Andrews deadly van crash involving New Mexico university golf team VIDEO: The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Wednesday afternoon after a deadly crash killed nine people and left two others critically wounded. NSTB spokesperson Eric Weiss said the crash happened at 8:17 p.m. Tuesday along Farm to Market Road 1788 near Andrews in Andrews County. Weiss said one coach, previously identified as University of the Southwest Head Golf Coach Tyler James, and eight students were on-board a transit van. A driver and one passenger were inside a pickup truck. Seven people from the van lost their lives, along with both in the pickup. "As the two vehicles approached each other, the Dodge [pickup truck] veered into the travel lane and collided with the Ford van," Weiss said. Weiss also said, "FM 1788 is a two-lane, two-way asphalt roadway with a 75-mile-an-hour speed limit." "Following the crash, a post-crash fire ensued, consuming both vehicles," Weiss said. KIAH-TV CW 39 HOUSTON Six rooms evacuated following fire at motel in southeast Austin The Austin Fire Department is investigating following a fire at a motel in Southeast Austin early Thursday morning. AFD says the call came in just before 2 a.m. at a Motel 6 located at 2707 South I-35 Service Road northbound - near Royal Hill Drive and before E Oltorf Street. When firefighters and Austin police officers arrived, six rooms had been evacuated. The fire was limited to one occupied room and was quickly put out but it still left smoke damage to others. One man was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, according to officials. APD says they arrested a man at the scene after he approached officers with drugs in his mouth. It's not clear whether he was involved in the fire at this time. The cause is under investigation. KEYE-TV CBS 42 AUSTIN Clouds of smoke spotted throughout the Coastal Bend Clouds of smoke have been spotted across the Coastal Bend, with fire crews putting out fires in at least three different locations. The Corpus Christi Fire Department spent several hours Wednesday afternoon putting out a blaze in Papalote, with several agencies responding to assist. Fire Chief Robert Rocha tells us that fire in Papalote is now under control. Chief Rene Guerra tells us the Bluntzer Fire Department was also busy putting out a fire on County Road 534, south of Sandia. The Annaville Fire Department also battled flames in Odem. The call came in at around 3:17 p.m., and officials tell us it was caused by reignited embers from a fire on Tuesday. Chief Michael Clack tells us it is now under control thanks to water air drops from a helicopter. No injuries have been reported. KZTV CBS 10 CORPUS CHRISTI New Braunfels Firefighters Pipes and Drums band back for St. Patty's pub crawl PHOTO: After a two year hiatus the New Braunfels Firefighters Pipes and Drums band is finally ready to sport their ceremonial checkered kilts and march through the streets downtown playing Irish favorites in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Due to the pandemic, the band has been noticeably absent from the holiday festivities. "We kind of canceled it before the complete shutdown," firefighter and snare drummer Randy Diaz said. "Things had already started progressing and there were a lot of unknowns so we decided that it was just responsible (to cancel)." The following year held the same unknown that prevented the band from carrying out their eight year tradition of traveling from bar to bar to fundraise for the continuance of the nonprofit organization. This will be the first time in two years that the band will make their appearance at the annual St. Patrick's Day bar crawl in downtown New Braunfels. NEW BRAUNFELS HERALD-ZEITUNG PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Walmart distribution center catches fire near airport in Indiana VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A fire at a Walmart warehouse distribution center has cast a large plume of smoke visible throughout Indianapolis. Nearly 200 firefighters are on scene with officials calling on anyone living near the looming plume of smoke to shelter in place and stay indoors along with not touching any of the debris that is raining down on the city's west side. Plainfield Fire Department officials confirmed the fire is at a 1.2 million square foot Walmart warehouse located at 9590 AllPoints Parkway between Avon and the Indianapolis International Airport. Neighboring facilities near the warehouse are being evacuated, officials said, as a precaution. According to Plainfield Fire Chief Brent Anderson, the fire started inside the warehouse on the third floor a little before noon on Wednesday. WXIN-TV FOX 59 INDIANAPOLIS 3 generations of this pipe-and-drum band have helped Kansas City celebrate St. Patrick's Day The St. Andrew Pipes & Drums band plays year-round at graduations and funerals. But there's nothing like the thrill of Kansas City's legendary St. Patrick's Day parade. Iain McKee grew up listening to the hum of the Highland bagpipe. Sixty years ago, his grandfather Wallace McKee helped found St. Andrew Pipes & Drums. "Nobody ever told me I had to play the pipes," Iain says. "I was around it, obviously, growing up and I was over at my grandparents house one day and my grandpa said, 'Hey, maybe I can show you how to play a scale.' And I said, 'Oh, that'd be kind of cool." Iain thought the resulting sound was "pretty neat," so he showed his dad what he'd learned. "He got really excited," Iain remembers, "and he started lining up lessons with me and my best friend and just kind of took off from there." KCUR- FM 89.3 KANSAS CITY LED Study: To protect first responders, brighter isn't better When it comes to protecting first responders at accident scenes nationwide, brighter isn't better. A recent study by the Emergency Responder Safety Institute revealed that the light-emitting diode flashers on police cruisers, fire engines, and ambulances that spray the night with intense beams to protect first responders from oncoming traffic actually create a lot of glare, and that effect intensifies when the light bounces off retroreflective chevrons attached to the back of emergency vehicles. Calling their findings "surprising," the researchers determined that rubbernecking motorists can become blinded by the intense LED lights and won't be able to see emergency personnel near the roadway. The US Department of Transportation reports that vehicle accidents are the second most common cause of fatalities among police officers and firefighters, and the leading cause of death of tow truck operators. COFFEE OR DIE MAGAZINE He's the only firefighter killed on duty in a Virginia city; The fire nearly destroyed downtown Saturday, March 19, 2022, marks the 40th anniversary of a fire that killed a Petersburg firefighter Mike Goff and nearly cost the city its entire downtown. For those who were there, the day is remembered as a nightmare. "Every second. It was yesterday. You know, in your minds, it was just yesterday," retired Petersburg Fire Captain Glenn Dean said. "You can still see the scene. You can still see what you were doing and what was happening around you." Even before firefighters arrived at the burning three-story building on the corner of Franklin and Sycamore Streets, they knew it was a serious fire. "When we pulled up on the scene, on the second and third floor, there were residents in the windows with flashlights and handkerchiefs," retired Petersburg Fire Captain Jimbo Rice said. WTVR-TV CBS 6 RICHMOND PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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