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| Massive Richland Hills Foam Recycling Plant Burns Overnight Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire quickly engulfed the building and then burned all day Thursday and into Friday morning. The fire broke out at the Richland Hills corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility for Advanced Foam Recycling at 2525 Handley Ederville Road, southwest of Texas 121 and Loop 820, at about 12:45 p.m. The Fort Worth Fire Department, who is assisting in the fight, said Thursday there was 125 personnel from eight local departments fighting the fire into the afternoon. That number grew to nine fire departments by Friday morning as firefighters continued to put out hot spots, Richland Hills police tweeted. Officers cautioned that heavy smoke and road closures remain in the area. Texas Sky Ranger flew to the fire Thursday afternoon and quickly spotted a huge plume of thick, black smoke, far away on the horizon. As they arrived, heavy fire and smoke could be seen coming from the large building. KXAS-TV NBC 5 FORT WORTH Plano Fire Chief Sam Greif returns to work after long battle with COVID-19 Plano Fire-Rescue Chief Sam Greif's recovery from COVID-19 was a slow, incremental process that reached its nadir when he was hospitalized at Medical City Plano in early January. Even in the immediate aftermath of his 16-day stretch in inpatient care, Greif found that household tasks such as showering and getting out of bed to be strenuous ordeals, but that dark chapter is now behind him. "All things considered, [I'm] doing really well," he said. "Stamina is probably the biggest thing right now … I run out of gas pretty easy and get winded, but that's just normal for trying to bring yourself back from bilateral pneumonia." Greif first tested positive for coronavirus on Dec. 28. His admission to Medical City happened six days later and lasted through Jan. 19. While he estimates that he has eight more weeks of recovery remaining before a full return to routine life, Greif nonetheless contends that Feb. 7 "turned a corner" for his health. PLANO STAR COURIER Firefighters put out ‘suspicious fire' at dry-cleaning business in Universal City Firefighters in Universal City had to put out a fire at a dry-cleaning business late Wednesday night, fire officials said. The fire was called in around 10:20 p.m. at the One Price Cleaners in the 2700 block of Pat Booker Road, not far from Loop 1604 and Universal City Boulevard. Fire officials said a Universal City police officer arrived first on scene and put out a majority of the fire with his fire extinguisher. Firefighters with the Universal City Fire Marshal's office along with the Schertz Fire Department, Live Oak Fire Department and Universal City Fire Department all put out the rest of the fire and vented the building of smoke. Investigators say they are treating the fire as suspicious in nature. Damage to the building is estimated at $5,000. There were no reports of injuries. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Follow Up: Neighbors watch as flames destroy home in Galveston County VIDEO: A Galveston County family's home was destroyed after a fire that moved too fast for firefighters to save the structure. The flames captured on neighbors' cell phone videos show the fire ripping through the three-and-a-half-story home in Clear Lake Shores, Texas. The fire, which started just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, almost immediately threatened neighboring homes. "Very scary, especially from my neighbor's house here," said neighbor Nancy Schwartz. "They're right behind the house that was on fire and just trying to make sure their house didn't catch fire." Firefighters said because of heavy fire coming from multiple sides of the home they decided to make a defensive attack. As opposed to entering the home to extinguish the fire they chose to fight it from the outside to prevent it from spreading. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON Officials: At least 6 fires reported overnight across North Texas, 3 may have been caused by lightning VIDEO: Firefighters in North Texas responded to at least six fires overnight. McKinney officials believe three of the fires may have been caused by lightning. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents, according to fire officials. Below is confirmed information about each fire as of 7:30 a.m. Friday. Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were called to a fire at an abandoned apartment complex near the 9800 block of Brockman Drive. DFR officials said when firefighters arrived at the scene, a two-story apartment building was fully in flames. Additional crews were called and firefighters were able to contain the fire. Officials said the cause remains under investigation. Firefighters in Frisco responded to two structure fires overnight and were also sent to Little Elm and Prosper to help with fires there. WFAA-TV ABC 8 DALLAS Bryan house fire displaces three residents VIDEO: Bryan firefighters responded to a house fire on the 600 block of E 28th Street Thursday morning around 11:45 a.m. According to fire officials, there were flames visible from the attic when firefighters arrived on scene. They say the blaze started on the second story of the home and eventually involved the entire structure. Crews contained the fire just after noon. Officials confirm a dog, a cat, and a lizard died in the fire, but no one else was injured. Three residents have been displaced as a result of the damage to the home. The Red Cross was contacted to assist. Fire officials are still working to determine what started the fire. No word on if the home will be condemned as a result of the damage. KBTX-TV CBS 3 BRYAN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Massive Foam Recycling Plant in Texas Burns Into the Night VIDEO: Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day Thursday and into the next day. The fire broke out at the Richland Hills corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility for Advanced Foam Recycling at 2525 Handley Ederville Road, southwest of Texas 121 and Loop 820, at about 12:45 p.m. The Fort Worth Fire Department, who is assisting in the fight, said Thursday there is 125 personnel from eight local departments who have been fighting the fire for more than three hours. By Friday morning, there were nine fire department agencies at the scene continuing to put out hot spots, Richland Hills police tweeted. Officers cautioned that heavy smoke and road closures remain in the area. Texas Sky Ranger flew to the fire Thursday afternoon and quickly spotted a huge plume of thick, black smoke on the horizon. As they arrived, heavy fire and smoke could be seen coming from the large building. KXAS-TV NBC 5 FORT WORTH ‘A part of Brockton's soul': 100-year-old fire truck used to battle historic fire in Massachusetts returns VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Brockton fire truck that has been missing for a number of years is making its way home where it will serve as a permanent memorial to the lives lost at a deadly fire decades ago. The nearly 100-year-old Squad A truck was used to battle the massive Strand Theater fire in 1941 that claimed the lives of 13 firefighters, four of whom rode to the blaze in that very truck. "It really is a living piece of history and it's much more than just a truck — it's a part of Brockton's soul," Retired Fire Chief Kenneth Galligan said. "This was a very big moment in history for our department and our fire service. They will never be forgotten." Galligan was contacted last year by an antique fire truck collector who is also a firefighter in Billerica. He said the man told him he bought the truck from a family in New Hampshire and believed it was from Brockton. "The bottom line was, he told me about the truck and I said, ‘You know what that sounds like a Brockton truck," Galligan said. WHDH-TV ABC 7 BOSTON Kentucky first responder designs new state firefighters license tag PHOTO: Making a positive difference in people's lives is what motivates Laurel Countian Nathan Kirby. So he took his artistic talents, his past and present experience and his passion for others and combined those qualities to enhance his interests to recognize his profession and the professionals who save lives. Kirby submitted a re-design of the state's firefighters' license tag to the Kentucky Firefighters Association - hearing recently that his design was the one chosen among several other submissions. Kirby, a full-time firefighter for the Corbin Fire Department, dedicates his life to helping people, juggling his time between several other public service jobs. He works part-time with the London City Fire Department, part-time with Ambulance Inc. of Laurel County and volunteers with the London-Laurel County Rescue Squad. He became involved in public service when he trained as a firefighter with the London unit and the rescue squad. "It just clicked with me," he said. "I knew that's what I wanted to do." THE SENTINEL ECHO VaccineFinder: New tool aims to show where COVID-19 shots are available The process of tracking down where COVID-19 vaccines are available could soon get a little easier, thanks to a tool backed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of VaccineFinder website is to make it easier for the public to find information about locations that carry vaccines in their communities and how to make an appointment. The website also gives vaccine providers an outlet to report if they are still stocked with the coronavirus vaccine or not. The tool was made in partnership with the CDC, Boston Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School and Castlight Health. In most states, the initial website launch is limited to just pharmacy and drugstore chains that are getting vaccines directly from the federal government. However, NRP reports that in Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, and Tennessee, the tool also already shows hospitals, clinics and public health vaccination sites. WXIA-TV NBC 11 ATLANTA 'Worse than any explosion I witnessed in Vietnam': The 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York Sgt. Dan Carbonaro of the Port Authority Police was in the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 when a bomb went off. He told the Staten Island Advance, "You couldn't see your hand in front of your face. I was in Vietnam, and this was worse than any explosion I witnessed in Vietnam." At 12:17 p.m. on Feb. 26, 1993, a 1,200-pound bomb in a rented truck exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. The explosion knocked out the World Trade Center's power - which disabled the sprinklers, generators, elevators, public address system and the emergency command center. The Staten Island Advance reported that thick smoke "sent tens of thousands of workers streaming out of the complex in Lower Manhattan." "Many of the victims their eyes tearing and their faces smeared with soot were gasping for air as they stumbled to waiting ambulances. Some had spent more than an hour making their way down smoke-filled stairwells." PENN LIVE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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