PHOTOS: A three-alarm church fire near Love Field Airport temporarily closed runways Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were called to a fire at Iglesia Adventista Church on Denton Ave. around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Crews began fighting the fire from inside, but "the situation quickly escalated and fire began to come through the roof."
A third alarm was called and roughly 60-70 firefighters worked to surround and drown the fire with hand lines, master streams and two aerial ladders. Dallas Fire-Rescue says the fire spread to a second building.
No injuries have been reported and the fire is under investigation. The City of Dallas said aircraft were being redirected due to smoke. By 3 p.m., all runways were cleared for use and operations at Love Field are normal.
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VIDEO: A Garland mother is praising the quick actions of Garland firefighters, who used a special device to save her choking baby's life. Now the device is even saving lives across the state.
"I turned my back really quick and then turned back and she was choking," mother Marytza Mendes said.
She says it only took a matter of seconds for her five-month-old baby, Camilla, choking on her own saliva.
"It was so scary. I could do nothing for my daughter at the moment. It hurt my heart and broke me," Mendes adds.
Her family called 911, and veteran Garland firefighters, Kelsey Kasper and Melody Gunnoe rushed to her home in their ambulance. "Whenever we showed up, she was blue she wasn't breathing well," says Gunnoe.
Gunnoe explains she and Kasper only had minutes to save the baby's life.
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A fire incident last week has further emphasized the continued need for volunteers at the Robstown Fire Department, especially as the summertime approaches.
Last week, a vacant home along West Avenue B caught fire within minutes. Worrying neighbors right next door, residents near the home raised their concerns on the summer being right around the corner, potentially leading to more house fires.
“I saw the fire on it, it was right behind our house, there were flames and ashes flying everywhere,” Robstown resident Baldemar Silva said.
Silva said he was at his home, just two houses down when the fire happened.
It’s kind of scary, at that time you have to keep an eye, and the winds were blowing towards my house, at that time I need to keep on everything,” Silva said.
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The roof collapsed during a fire at a business in Dalhart.
Around 2:10 p.m. Monday, the Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Dallam Irrigation.
When the first unit arrived on scene, flames and heavy smoke were visible.
Dalhart Fire responded with eight units. Hartley and Texline provided mutual aid.
"This fire was hot enough to warp the red iron in the structure," said DVFD.
That caused the roof to collapse within minutes of firefighters arriving on scene. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
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