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Investigators: 500 Gallons Of Pesticides Burned In Massive Industrial Fire

HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 6, 2016 · Officials with the Houston Fire Department believe the fire started at an auto repair shop and spread to the warehouse.

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Posted on September 7, 2023 · The deadliest single fire in Houston history took place on Sept. 7, 1943.

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Statewide prison lockdown (Sept. 7, 2023)

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Posted on September 7, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We learn why the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an immediate lockdown at all Texas prisons this week.

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Posted on April 19, 2022 · Abbott's Task Force on Concert Safety found permitting and lack of risk assessment, among other themes, contributed to the loss of 10 lives in November.

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Carbon monoxide killed a Houston mother and daughter. A firefighter was reprimanded after a delayed 911 response

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Posted on March 4, 2022 · After half of a Houston family was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning, reporting by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News revealed that a fire crew had failed to enter the house to check on them. A firefighter has now been disciplined.

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