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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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