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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
3-alarm fire destroys Fort Worth mansion and injures firefighter, officials say
A large mansion-style home caught fire Wednesday morning after a possible lightning strike, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department. Crews responded to the home in the 6900 block of Sanctuary Heights Road at about 8 a.m., officials with the fire department said. The fire was being fed by broken gas lines inside the house, and a partial roof collapse sent firefighters out of the home, officials said. Because of the home's size, fire crews called a second alarm. Fire crews sounded a third alarm after a firefighter fell through an elevator shaft and called mayday, officials said. Other firefighters located him and brought him outside the home. Ninety firefighters worked for two hours to fully contain the fire, officials said. One firefighter was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
USA Today
14-04-2025
- Climate
- USA Today
Video shows massive fire at Fort Worth recycling facility; smoke visible for miles
Video shows massive fire at Fort Worth recycling facility; smoke visible for miles Show Caption Hide Caption Fort Worth, Texas, recycling facility fire could burn for days The blaze broke out on a 'mountain of dirt and tires' at a Forth Worth, Texas, recycling facility. A fire erupted at a recycling facility in Fort Worth, Texas, with dark plumes of smoke visible from miles away. Video captured of Sunday's fire shows a large area of land ablaze and dark clouds of smoke rising as firefighters try to douse the flames. Reports of large brush fire came in on Sunday afternoon at the Silver Creek Materials site located in the far west side of town, the Fort Worth Fire Department said in a Facebook post on Monday. When crews arrived, they found a "large pile of mulch, pallets and discarded materials from residents" on fire. Silver Creek Materials says on its website that it is a recycling, mining, composting and organic products business. The company did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for a comment on Monday. The fire department said that strong winds fueled the fire, which advanced toward an "extremely large pile of tires and other combustibles." "This sent a very large, dark plume of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles," the department said. Cause of fire not known The fire's proximity to a main road also posed a major challenge for crews to bring enough water to combat the blaze. "While there was water already on the property, firefighters needed a larger volume to ensure they had impact on the fire," the department said. The department said the operation extended into the next day and concluded just after 6 a.m. Monday. While no structures were damaged in the fire, firefighters sustained minor injuries. The cause for the fire is not yet known. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Fort Worth firefighter injured, apartments destroyed in fire early Saturday
Fourteen people were displaced and six to eight apartment units were destroyed in a fire early Saturday, officials with the Fort Worth Fire Department said. Fire crews were dispatched to the apartment complex in the 2800 block of Las Vegas Trail at around 2:30 a.m., according to a post on the fire department's Facebook. Heavy fire was coming from the first and second floors of the apartment complex and a working fire was declared, officials said. At the same time crews were battling the blaze, overnight storms intensified, bringing heavy rains and wind along with lightning, officials said. The weather conditions led the incident commander to call a second alarm on the fire, according to the post. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → Family faces legal fight over services for daughter with Down syndrome → Blue Cross Blue Shield drops coverage at North Texas hospitals → Woman attacked, killed outside Arlington apartment [Get our breaking news alerts.] During fire suppression operations, an overhanging roof fell on top of a Fort Worth firefighter, who was quickly pulled from the wreckage and taken by ambulance to a hospital, according to the firefighter was discharged from the hospital later Saturday, officials said. A resident of the complex was also injured, but was treated on the scene by paramedics. The American Red Cross responded to the scene to provide aid to the displaced residents, officials said.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian fatally struck by train in south Fort Worth, officials say
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Saturday, March 29, in south Fort Worth, officials said. First responders were called to the area of Whispering Brook Lane and Crescent Creek Lane around 11:15 a.m. The man had been walking on the edge of the tracks near a rise, according to Fort Worth Fire Department spokesperson Kyle Clay. The engineer tried to slow the train down and sounded the horn in warning, but the man didn't react, Clay said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will identify the pedestrian. Police said they will investigate the incident. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → FWISD to redirect $22.7M toward reading, which means job cuts → Lawyer accused of making death threats against commissioner → Popular sushi restaurant to open in Fort Worth near zoo [Get our breaking news alerts.]
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Fort Worth family starts GoFundMe after 1-year-old's body found in Trinity River
A Fort Worth family is asking for financial assistance to bury a 1-year-old boy whose body was found in the Trinity River on Sunday, the morning after his mother's car crashed into the water. On Saturday, March, 22, the woman was rescued from the river by first responders soon after the crash occurred along Beach Street about 5:45 p.m., and she was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police said a 911 caller reported there was a baby in the car with the woman. After the woman was rescued, a Fort Worth Fire Department dive team continued searching the river for the infant, but no one else had been found when the car was pulled out of the water and the search was called off late Saturday night, police said. Fort Worth Fire Department dive team found a 1-year-old Jonas Allen's body in the Trinity River around 11:50 a.m. Sunday. Jasmine Robinson, the organizer of the GoFundMe, said Allen would have turned 2 in May, 'instead of planning a 2nd birthday I am here asking for assistance to help lay my brilliant nephew to rest.' On Monday afternoon, the family gathered around the Trinity river and released blue balloons in the sky in Allen's memory, according to a social media post. 'I know Jonas was loved and gave us something/someone to love,' Robinson said on the GoFundMe. Robinson told KTVT Channel 11 that 'the mother is in an induced coma' and 'fighting for her life right now.' The family is asking for financial assistance to cover funeral expenses.
