fire

Every time 9/11 rolls around, I think about the first responders who rushed into the Trade Towers that day in 2001 to save lives, thinking very little about their own. Would any of us have had the guts? It makes today the perfect day to thank a first responder in East Texas for what they do on a d…

A transformer on the next street over had blown, and gone into an all-out blaze.

A vehicle was parked downtown today like usual, but today, this car burst into flames, and looks to be a complete loss.

This was the scene moments ago (Approximately 4:30 PM on Thursday, March 9th 2017) on Atkinson Drive in Lufkin. If you live in this area, judging by the number of power company trucks, you might have lost power for a short time.

Texas makes the weird news files again.
Firefighters were called out recently to put out a fire in a grain elevator, and it turned out to be nothing more than a guy practicing his flaming baton juggling act in there.  Here's where it happened.

We always hear warnings about the fire risk with Christmas trees, but have you ever seen how quickly one can spread if the tree gets dry?  This is pretty shocking.

Put on your favorite ugly Christmas sweater and cozy up to this yule log!

If you're suspicious that someone might have died in your house in the past, or that it might even have been a spot for a meth lab, there's a new website that will tell you for sure.  For a fee.

Strange things happen in our awesome state of Texas.
Earlier this week a semi that was carrying a load of onions caught on fire, and it wasn't too far from Frying Pan Road.  Here's the full story.

After stepping down as coach of the Longhorns, Mack Brown moved most of his Texas memorabilia to his home in North Carolina, not far from Charlotte.

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one, right?

A Lufkin landmark, Fullers Buffet, caught fire and burned today (Feb. 18th).  Fullers Buffet had been a Lufkin institution for many years, serving homestyle food to East Texans.  The fire began sometime after 2pm when the restaurant had closed for the day.