On Saturday afternoon, a 2-alarm fire occurred in Hunter’s Chase Apartment complex at 12343 Hunters Chase Drive in NW Austin. About 80 firemen responded and fought the flames that primarily engulfed Building 3. According to AFD Battalion Chief Palmer Buck, it is unclear where the fire started, but the weather on Saturday made it easier for the [...]
An Austin home accumulated $10,000 of fire damage on Sunday night after an electrical fire broke out at 25397 Highway 218 North. Robert Mullenbach, homeowner, reset an electrical breaker after having trouble turning on a lamp which caused a fire to start in the electrical outlet in his home. According to police, Mullenbach had some [...]
The extremely hot weather recently in Austin, Texas is causing serious problems with underground piping. The dried-out, rocky ground is shifting and causing many pipes to burst with what is described as ‘geyser strength.’ One pipe that burst in Northeast Austin tore the ground up and washed away bushes, leaving a deep hole behind. Nearby [...]
Severe weather across the Southeast has caused major damage to homes in the area. Last week, the weather overturned vehicles, tore roofs off of buildings, and caused a house fire that left one woman dead. Near Mobile, Alabama, there were two tornadoes spotted and several other tornadoes were reported in west Louisiana. Power lines in [...]
There were no injuries in a fire that broke out in a building on the Texas A&M campus in College Station, but part of the roof and the third floor were damaged. The fire took place at the Zachry Engineering Building and was mostly contained in the men’s restroom. Classes were canceled Monday night, but [...]
A tornado traveled through East Texas when temperatures were falling and damaged homes in the area. In Rusk County, a roof was torn off of a family’s home, while another family in Clardy County also lost their home. According to sources close to the story, the tornado appeared quickly and the whipping winds were so [...]