Lightning strikes during North Texas storms spark structure fires
With more storms still in the forecast, experts say homeowners should think beyond just roof damage when it comes to protecting their property.
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With more storms still in the forecast, experts say homeowners should think beyond just roof damage when it comes to protecting their property.
The Fort Worth Fire Department said crews have been on the scene for 30 minutes and are still in defensive operations.
An act of nature has destroyed what was a kind gesture from a group of people in Parker County.
The family members were standing under an umbrella during a thunderstorm, a bystander said.
Recent storms caused concern after two homes were struck by lightning, marking the third incident on the same block in five years.
Colleyville FD said three adult victims were found and transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
Royse City Methodist Church held decades of memories for congregation members like Pam Davis.
Firefighters are looking at whether lightning is to blame for a fire at a home in far West Plano.
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The two boys were shocked after lightning struck a tree they were standing by on Wednesday.
Neighbors reported hearing two big booms and then came out to find two kids on the ground.
Heavy flames could be seen shooting from the roof and attic area as first responders arrived.
Hood County Emergency Manager Jay Webster said no one was hurt and there were no evacuations.
It was a close call recently for a trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol after being out in some severe weather.
Some North Texans were greeted by remnants of storm damage Friday morning.
Lightning is suspected of causing a fire that left a home in Dallas heavily damaged early Monday morning.
A family is safe this morning after a fire started at their North Dallas home just before 4:00 a.m.
Pretty amazing video from the Houston area that shows intense lightning strikes Thursday night.
On Thursday morning, Serapio Pina, 94, looked over what's left of the house in Lower Greenville he's called home for 45 years.
Authorities say an East Texas man has died and his father was injured during an apparent lightning strike as the two were fixing a cattle fence.
Investigators believe lightning is likely to blame for a fire that heavily damaged a new home in McKinney early Sunday.
Firefighters were about a mile away at another fire caused by a lightning strike when the second one happened.
The storm system that moved from Texas across the South left a trail of damage reported in at least 28 Mississippi counties, 15 Louisiana parishes and 15 Texas counties.
It happened around 6:10 p.m. last Thursday in the backstretch of the road course according to TMS.
Firefighters in Plano are busy battling a blaze at a condominium four-plex, after a line of thunderstorms moved across North Texas.
According to the City of Denton Fire Department, at about noon, a gas leak was found outside the Barnes & Noble entrance at the Golden Triangle Mall.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies, along with fire departments, have responded to the scene.
Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine, with highs around 90° and feels-like temperatures closer to the mid-90s.
According to the City of Denton Fire Department, at about noon, a gas leak was found outside the Barnes & Noble entrance at the Golden Triangle Mall.
Beneficiaries would continue receiving payments if Social Security's trust fund is depleted, but checks could shrink by about 24%, according to a new report.
Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies Wednesday.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, along with fire departments, have responded to the scene.
Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine, with highs around 90° and feels-like temperatures closer to the mid-90s.
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This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
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