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UPDATE: At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire, New York Mayor Says

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 28, 2017 · The blaze broke out at a five-story building, a block from the grounds of the Bronx Zoo

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Houston Fire Department Considering Virtual Reality Training

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on December 27, 2017 · Houston firefighters might be better prepared to go into burning buildings, or dealing with multiple other emergencies thanks to training using "virtual reality"

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Airlines Inch Back To Normal Flow After Atlanta Airport Fire

Associated Press

Posted on December 19, 2017 · Georgia Power CEO Paul Bowers issued an apology and blamed the fire on a failure in a switch gear

Tags airport atlanta Blackout fire holidays travel

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Texas House Fire Kills 6, Including 5 Children

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on October 18, 2017 · “Once we got into it and all that, we discovered the six bodies. Five children and one female adult,” said Silsbee Fire Chief Robin Jones.

Tags beaumont fire House fire

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New Fires Break Out In California As Wine Country Fires Dim

SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press / TERRY CHEA, Associated Press

Posted on October 17, 2017 · The deadliest wildfires in California history have been burning for more than a week, killing at least 41 people and destroying nearly 6,000 homes

Tags California California Wildfires fire Los Angeles Mount Wilson Observatory Wine Country

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Fire Chief Wants Additional $12.8 Million Annually

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on October 10, 2017 · When it comes to being better prepared for the next heavy rains to hit the city, the Fire Department would like an additional four rescue boats, six “prime mover” vehicles to deploy the boats, and seven more “high water” vehicles, of which the city currently has one.

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Crosby Residents Say Tests Find Toxic Chemicals After Arkema’s Plant Fire

Associated Press

Posted on October 3, 2017 · After Harvey's floods organic peroxides from the Arkema plant, used in a range of products from plastics and paints, to destabilized.

Tags Arkema chemical plant fire harvey hurricane

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Fire At Old Warehouse In South Houston Spreads To Car Dealer

Associated Press

Posted on July 6, 2017 · Arson investigators from nearby Pasadena are investigating.

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Man Indicted For Hate Crime For Texas Mosque Fire

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on June 22, 2017 · During a court hearing in March on an unrelated charge, prosecutors alleged Perez believed the mosque's worshippers were "terrorists."

Tags arson fire hate crime mosque

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A Small Town Gets Help To Extinguish A Big Problem

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on June 1, 2017 · Fire officials in Montgomery County have a plan to help prevent house fires in a neighborhood recently devastated by a tragedy.

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North Houston Apartment Complex Destroyed In Fire

HPM News Staff

Posted on April 5, 2017 · Capewood Apartments burned down this morning after devastating fire.

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Houston Ship Channel Closed Near Deer Park Due To Tanker Fire, Oil Spill

HPM News Staff

Posted on September 6, 2016 · The Ship Channel was closed to all traffic for one mile southwest of the Battleship Texas State Historic site Tuesday morning after a tanker fire led to an oil spill overnight near Deer Park.

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Houston Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Fire At Southwest Houston Store

HPM Digital Team

Posted on June 17, 2016 · Houston Fire Department officials were asking residents to avoid the area where firefighters worked to extinguish a 3-alarm fire Friday at a southwest side store.

Tags fire harwin hfd

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HFD: Fire Is Under Control; Shelter-In-Place Canceled For Spring Branch Area

HPM News Staff

Posted on May 5, 2016 · HFD battled a massive industrial fire at 1700 Laverne, in west Houston.

Tags fire hazardous materials hfd industrial fire spring branch

The Cleburne Cafeteria has been heavily damaged

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Owner Plans To Rebuild The Cleburne Cafeteria On Bissonnet After Devastating Fire

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 27, 2016 · A local restaurant that would have celebrated its 75th anniversary next month has been heavily damaged by an early morning fire.

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