At least a dozen families homeless after fire tears through Dallas apartment building
"Just watching everything catch. It was just slowly going from the third floor. We were watching it burn," said Malcolm Nelson.
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"Just watching everything catch. It was just slowly going from the third floor. We were watching it burn," said Malcolm Nelson.
President Biden told Floridians his administration would offer support "for as long as it takes to rescue, recover and rebuild."
The organization typically sees a decline during the summer, but the extreme heat has created a critical situation.
Governor Greg Abbott, state and local officials and non-profits are responding to the storms that left at least seven dead in North Texas.
Volunteers and North Texas organizations are stepping up to help those impacted by Saturday's tornadoes.
The need for blood is reaching critical levels nationwide and hospitals in North Texas now say the shortage may delay emergency medical procedures.
Blood donors are needed now more than ever as the Red Cross is facing an emergency shortage.
Eight families were at the Balch Springs Recreation Center where the Red Cross established an emergency shelter after a grass fire spread into a neighborhood.
In the span of just a few days several natural disasters have happened across North Texas and the Red Cross has been one of the first to respond with help.
Red Cross Helping North Texas Recover From Tornadoes And Wildfires
Red Cross Helping North Texas Tornado And Wildfire Victims
A Fort Worth woman with a son who has a disability are struggling to figure out their next steps after an apartment fire earlier this week displaced them.
Grand Prairie firefighters extinguished a 1-alarm fire at an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Hawco Drive around 11:00 a.m. Wednesday.
With January already a slow month, the impacts from the pandemic don't help either, with many people working from home and blood drives at colleges and schools down 60%.
It happened at the Firestone Apartments on 200 Henderson Street around 10:20 a.m. Friday.
Monday marked the start of hurricane season and experts are predicting a busy one with as many as a half dozen major hurricanes.
The new total is more than double the initial assessment of about 200 damaged structures after the explosion early Friday at a building at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing.
Residents were sent running from their homes as fire engulfed a 3-story unit at a Dallas condominium complex just before 1:00 a.m.
When firefighters arrived at the three-story apartment building, flames were coming through the roof, Dallas Fire-Rescue said.
Nearly two dozen people have been forced out of their home after a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Fort Worth.
More than 55 people, according to the Red Cross, are without a home after a four-alarm fire destroyed a section of a Dallas condominium complex on Friday.
Between 45 and 50 residents at a northeast Dallas apartment complex were forced into the cold after a three-alarm fire broke out early Friday morning.
This year the American Red Cross is facing an extreme blood shortage that has them putting out an "emergency" call for donors.
One Tarrant County community needs help after a weekend of flash flooding left dozens of homes damaged.
Heavy rain and flash flooding caused major issues for North Texans, especially for residents in Everman who had to deal with floodwaters in their homes.
