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It didn’t take long for speculation to settle on Water Street in Waxahachie. At 4:30 a.m. Monday, Kayla Peppers and her family had to act quickly.

“We got woken up by the Waxahachie Police Department,” Peppers said. “I got my kids and everyone and we ran out here. It was just like engulfed in flames.” Peppers snapped photos of the fire next door.

“The flames were already, like, to that tree,” Peppers said. “Very scared. I thought our house was going to catch on fire too…”

The fire covered the Blind Pig Butchery, which officially opened in October 2025. The owners told WFAA off camera they bought the property in 2023. They said it took a little more than two years to fix up the building.

While ashes remained, the whispers on Water Street lingered.

“When we first moved here, I was kind of asking around and they said that Water Street was probably one of the most haunted areas in Waxahachie for some reason,” said Peppers.

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70th Avenue and 24th Street were closed in University Place because of a fire at a storage facility. Crews with West Pierce Fire and Rescue have extinguished the flames but say the building is a total loss. No injuries have been reported. The building has six units and is mainly full of cars. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: For the first time, an electric fire truck will be responding to emergencies in Charlotte leaving from the city’s first all-electric fire station. The city held an uncoupling ceremony Tuesday at Fire House 30 where Charlotte Fire and city leaders officially welcomed the new station into service.

According to Chief Reginald Johnson, the station replaces a 35-year-old fire house known affectionately as “Grandma’s House” that the department has long out-grown.

“The new firehouse represents the same commitment now matched with the resources needed for today and the flexibility needed for tomorrow,” he said. The new station cost $10.3 million to build and includes all electric appliances, a geothermal heat pump system and a rooftop solar array that provides enough energy to offset about 29% of the building’s power.

The station will also be home to the city’s first electric fire truck. Charlotte’s Chief Sustainability Officer Heather Bolick said this truck will serve as a test to see how well trucks like this can meet the needs of the city. “We definitely want to see this in action,” she said.

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VIDEO: Firefighters responded to an early morning fire inside two parked truck trailers at Helena and Riverside. Spokane firefighters arrived at the scene around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday to see visible flames coming out of the trailers. The intersection was closed while firefighters put out the fire.

Firefighters at the scene said the fire started inside one trailer before spreading to the trailer next to it. There were construction materials inside both trailers. Both trailers were significantly damaged by the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown and investigation is unknown.

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