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.