A massive early morning fire tore through dozens of boats docked at Marker 37 Marina along the Laguna Madre on Sunday, destroying what witnesses estimate to be the majority of vessels moored there just weeks before the start of the busy spring tourism season.

Officials confirmed no injuries were reported. The fire broke out before dawn at Marker 37 Marina, home to popular waterfront restaurants Snoopy’s Pier and Doc’s Seafood & Steaks. Assistant Fire Chief Tony Perez with the Corpus Christi Fire Department said crews arrived to find multiple boats already heavily involved in flames.

“Anytime a fire spreads we want to put a stop to that as fast as we can,” Perez said. “But unfortunately when we arrived it was already well involved with multiple boats already burning, so at that point it’s just trying to stop it where it is and prevent further damage.”

The cause of the fire remains unknown and the investigation is ongoing. Perez said investigators will work to determine where the fire started, noting that typically the area with the most significant damage is one of the first places officials examine when pinpointing a potential origin.

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VIDEO: Advanced technology played a key role in helping firefighters locate teens who were reported missing during the weekend. Firefighters say Saturday, a couple teenage boys, 17 and 15, got lost riding a side-by-side in a remote area off Gwinn Road in Glenwood near the Cabell-Mason County line, and high water flooded their-side-by-side. They were reported missing a little after 7:30 p.m.

Valley Fire & Rescue out of Apple Grove was among departments that responded. JT Tilton they got new, advanced drone technology last August through a grant. “It allows us to search wider and larger area much faster,” he said. Shortly after 10 p.m., a drone’s thermal imaging allowed Tilton to spot the teens by identifying their heat signature.

Tilton said they used GPS coordinates to guide ground crews from the Milton Volunteer Fire Department to the teens. Valley also provided live drone video feeds to Milton crews. Tilton said the search would’ve been incredibly more difficult without the drones. “In this case, the drones were an invaluable resource,” he said.

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VIDEO: As firefighters across Oklahoma battle intense wildfires this week, the Elgin Fire Department received a major boost courtesy of an unexpected benefactor: Major League Baseball player Walker Buehler. The Buehler Family Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting first responders, donated pallets of bottled water and Gatorade to the fire department, providing crucial supplies to sustain crews throughout the wildfire season.

“He reached out in a big way and provided enough fluids to get them through fire season for sure,” said Ward 3 City Councilmember Phil Britcher, who initially posted a community request for assistance. The donation came about through a chance connection. Elgin resident Joe Kepler texted Buehler, a pitcher who has championed first responder causes through his foundation, asking if he could help local fire departments.

“He immediately responded and said absolutely just tell me where I need to get the stuff to and we’ll work it out,” Kepler said. The generosity reflects a broader community commitment to supporting the fire department, according to Britcher, who has watched residents and local organizations rally behind first responders for years.

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PHOTOS: Three people were displaced from their Vancouver home by a fire on Sunday afternoon, according to firefighters. Just after 4 p.m., crews with the Vancouver Fire Department were sent to a house near Northeast Work Avenue and Northeast 45th Street after a fire was reported. Firefighters found a single-story house with fire and smoke rising from the back. According to VPD, all three people who live at the house were able to get out safely, along with their pet. The fire marshal is investigating how the fire started.

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A vehicle crashing into a South Seattle townhouse early Sunday morning sparked a fire, according to authorities. Seattle police said officers responded around 5:45 a.m. to a reported hit-and-run in the 1700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. They said a southbound driver failed to turn right onto South Massachusetts Street, drove through a front yard and struck the corner of the home. The people inside the vehicle left the scene in another car.

No one inside the residence was hurt. While officers waited for a tow truck to remove the crashed vehicle, a fire broke out in the home’s laundry room, but everyone escaped safely. The Seattle Fire Department shut off the natural gas and extinguished the flames, later determining the crash damaged a gas line inside an exterior wall.

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