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| Bystander alerts crews at different scene to fire at old church building in Harris County VIDEO: SkyEye was over the scene of a large fire that engulfed a former church on West Montgomery Road in northwest Harris County, but ABC13 has learned that wasn't the only fire that crews were busy tackling on Wednesday morning. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said that it all started at about 6:11 a.m. when firefighters responded to a call at a vacant convenience store at 11515 Highway 249. While crews were on scene at the store, a bystander walked up to them and said the church across the street was on fire as well. Five minutes later, firefighters arrived at the church on West Montgomery, near Klein Intermediate and Nitsch Elementary Schools, and found heavy smoke pouring out of the building. Nine fire departments and at least 60 personnel responded to the fire. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON McAllen Fire Department unveils new truck for airplane emergencies PHOTOS: The fire department here is newly prepared for potential airplane emergencies. Firefighters and city officials unveiled a new fire truck on Tuesday that will be used to respond to any emergencies at the McAllen International Airport. The fire department celebrated the acquirement of the E-ONE apparatus during a traditional "push-back" ceremony at the McAllen fire substation #4. "It's a tradition for the fire department going back to the 1800s in which the fire engines at the time were pulled by horses," said Interim Fire Chief Juan Gloria. "With that in mind, whenever a new apparatus arrived to a fire house, the firefighters themselves would bring the truck to the front of the fire station — they would clean it, they would wash it and, by hand, they would push it back inside the quarters to put it in service and that is what we're going to replicate today." The new truck is equipped with a 1,500 gallon on-board water tank and a high extendable reach turret, or H.E.R.T., piercing tip. THE MONITOR Fort Worth firefighter dies while off duty The Fort Worth Fire Department is mourning the sudden loss of a veteran firefighter. Firefighter Steven Turpin passed away unexpectedly Tuesday night while off duty. The department did not release any other details about his death. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends," Fort Worth Fire Department said on its Facebook page. Turpin served the city for more than 24 years. KDFW-TV FOX 4 DALLAS Corpus Christi Fire Station 14 approved for renovations Fire crews at Fire Station 14 will see some upgrades to their facility very soon. Recently, the City of Corpus Christi approved a renovation project to the fire station facility. Firefighters have been in the building off S. Staples for more than 45 years. The building has been in need of repairs for a while and the hope for the upgrade is to provide safety and efficiency for the first responders who stay there during their shifts. Interim Fire Chief, Richie Quintero says the department has made the facility their second home. "It's where they do part of their work," said Quintero, "It's also where they come between classes, decompress, they also sleep there, they provide for their own meals there, exercise and anything and everything that would happen in a regular home." The kitchen has already been renovated. KRIS-TV NBC/CW+ 6 CORPUS CHRISTI Mother and daughter safely escape house fire; flames contained to bedroom, San Antonio Fire Department says A mother and daughter were unharmed following a house fire on the city's Northeast Side early Wednesday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said. The fire was called in just after 6 a.m. at a home in the 4100 block of Moana Drive, not far from Interstate 35 and Loop 410. Firefighters said when they arrived, they found flames inside the master bedroom. The mother had woken up to the smell of smoke coming from the bathroom. She was able to get her and her daughter out of the house safely, fire officials said. The fire department arrived fast enough to keep the fire contained to the master bedroom. No injuries were reported. A fire investigation team will now work to determine the exact cause. A damage estimate to the home was not given. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Fire destroys historic, 160-year-old J.T. Rogers Cabin in McLennan County VIDEO/PHOTOS: 160 years of central Texas history was gone in a matter of minutes the morning of Tuesday, March 21. A fire destroyed the J.T. Rogers Cabin, one of only a handful of two-story log cabins remaining in the state of Texas. It was built in the 1860s in McLennan County on a piece of property that is located on Rogers Hill Road between Gholson and West. The current owners were using the old building for storage and a workshop. Now, they're just wishing those old walls could talk. "Wouldn't it be nice if they could talk? This was built in the 1860s, maybe earlier. They didn't keep good records of when things were built," said Ted Helm, "It was used as a stagecoach stop and they said the Chisolm Trail riders would stop by here during a drought to get water out of our well." Helm's cousins now own the property. KLTV ABC 7 TYLER PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Dozens of boats destroyed in massive Seattle fire PHOTOS: Dozens of boats were involved in a massive fire at a boat storage facility near the Ship Canal Bridge and Lake Union early Wednesday morning. Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Deputy Chief Tom Walsh said around 80 firefighters responded to the Seattle Boat Company, located on the 700 block of Northeast Northlake Way, after reports of the fire started coming in around 2 a.m. Wednesday. When crews arrived, Walsh said thick black smoke was coming from the fire and flames were estimated to be 50-70 feet in the air. The SFD said crews found an approximately 40-year-old man on one of the boats docked near the fire. The person was in stable condition and taken to the hospital for treatment, officials said. The fire was located just under the Ship Canal Bridge. KOMO-TV ABC 4 SEATTLE Related Video: Fire at Seattle boat facility destroys 42 boats Texas fire department unveils new truck for airplane emergencies PHOTOS: The fire department here is newly prepared for potential airplane emergencies. Firefighters and city officials unveiled a new fire truck on Tuesday that will be used to respond to any emergencies at the McAllen International Airport. The fire department celebrated the acquirement of the E-ONE apparatus during a traditional "push-back" ceremony at the McAllen fire substation #4. "It's a tradition for the fire department going back to the 1800s in which the fire engines at the time were pulled by horses," said Interim Fire Chief Juan Gloria. "With that in mind, whenever a new apparatus arrived to a fire house, the firefighters themselves would bring the truck to the front of the fire station — they would clean it, they would wash it and, by hand, they would push it back inside the quarters to put it in service and that is what we're going to replicate today." The new truck is equipped with a 1,500 gallon on-board water tank and a high extendable reach turret, or H.E.R.T., piercing tip. THE MONITOR Female firefighter crew makes history in Missouri; first woman-led firehouse team in over 150 years For the first time in 165 years, an all-female fire crew will run a St. Louis Fire Department firehouse. "This has never happened. To have four women on one company," says Acting Fire Captain, Jessica Jackson. Firefighters Pamela Saunders-Isaac, Licole McKinney, Jessica Jackson, and Elizabeth McCormick make up the historical team of women leading Engine 26 in North City. "When that bell ring, we come together, and we get the job done," said Fire Private Pamela Saunders-Isaac. "It's phenomenal. It's something that I've never foreseen to come," Acting Fire Capt. Licole McKinney says. Fire Private Elizabeth McCormick is a 6-year veteran and is one of two female firefighters hired over the last 15 years. "I feel super honored and privileged to work for what I believe is the greatest department in the world," said McCormick. "I think there's obviously more work to be done when it comes in the recruitment, hiring and retention of firefighters in general but especially female firefighters." KMOV-TV CBS/MYNETWORKTV 4 ST. LOUIS An emerging fungal threat spread at an alarming rate in US health care facilities, study says Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There was also a tripling of the number of cases resistant to echinocandins, the first-line treatment for Candida auris infections. The research, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, evaluated cases of Candida auris reported to the CDC from 2016 – the year in which cases were first reported in the US – to 2021. The study authors found that clinical cases increased each year, rising from 53 in 2016 to 330 in 2018 and then skyrocketing from 476 in 2019 to 1,471 in 2021. Cases of Candida auris also expanded geographically. . Although it was initially confined mostly to the New York City and Chicago areas, Candida auris is now present in more than half of US states. Between 2019 and 2021, 17 states identified their first cases. CNN HEALTH PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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