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Wildfire at Possum Kingdom Lake
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Firefighters have been working around the clock to contain flames at Possum Kingdom Lake. Homes were immediately evacuated. Over 100 firefighters were called out from more than 12 different departments from surrounding areas. The fire started late Monday afternoon around the Peninsula area. The fire is actually very close to the areas that were devastated by the fires of 2011 and 2012.
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Fiery Crash Claims Two Lives in Baylor County
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Two people were killed in a fiery crash in Baylor County last Thursday. The Times Record News reported that at least three vehicles were involved in this collision. The wreck occurred on U.S. 277. Randy West, a truck driver from Tennessee, said that a one-ton pickup truck was heading north on 277 when it swerved and hit his own rig. Mr. West was hauling pipe. After striking Mr. West’s rig, the pickup then struck an oncoming tanker truck which caused an explosion. Units from the Wichita Falls Fire Department were dispatched to assist in the containment of the fiery blaze. Both the pickup truck driver and the tanker driver were killed.
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Oklahoma Teenager Killed in Crash
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A two-car crash resulted in the death of a teenager from Medicine Park, Oklahoma. The crash occurred at the intersection of Highways 49 and 58. The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday evening. The car that the teen was driving was heading south on Highway 58. The car stopped at the intersection with 49. She then attempted to turn eastbound onto Highway 49. Law enforcement officials stated that she did not yield to oncoming traffic. Her car was broadsided by another automobile traveling westbound. Sadly, 18-year old Micayla Smith was pronounced dead on the scene. Her brother was also in the car with her. He was critically injured and airlifted to a hospital in Oklahoma City.
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New Information on Fatal Wichita Falls Crash
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New information has surfaced about a fatal crash that happened in February. The head-on collision occurred on Kell East, after 9:00 p.m. Robert Eugene Kelley, 56 years old, of Waurika, was driving an Isuzu Rodeo the wrong way down the eastbound lanes of Kell Freeway. His vehicle struck a Honda Civic head-on. The driver of the Honda was Catherine Davis, 40 years old, of Wichita Falls. Tragically, both drivers were pronounced dead on the scene. In addition, a 12-year-old-girl was critically injured in the crash.
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Crash on 287 Sends One to Hospital
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A crash that occurred last Thursday, April 25, 2013, sent one woman to the hospital. At about 8:15 A.M., a woman driving a Toyota was stuck from behind while traveling southbound on Highway 287. First responders with the Wichita Falls Fire Department were on the scene immediately. The driver of the Toyota was pinned in the vehicle. Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to get her free.
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