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Man gets life sentence for intentionally setting house fire over debt

  • May 6

Magnolia home fire kills 2 elderly residents, officials say

  • Feb 28

Around 40 dead, 115 injured in Swiss Alps resort fire, police say

  • Jan 1

Bodycam video released after Mormon church attack

  • Oct 4, 2025

9 dead in fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility

  • Jul 14, 2025

Man found dead inside home after fire in Fifth Ward, firefighters say

  • Jan 24, 2025

Mental health toll of California wildfires

  • Jan 10, 2025

1 person found dead in southeast Houston house fire, HFD says

  • Nov 26, 2024

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Man found dead inside home after fire in Fifth Ward, firefighters say

  • Jan 24, 2025
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1 person found dead in southeast Houston house fire, HFD says

  • Nov 26, 2024
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First responders pay their respects to fallen Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia III

  • Nov 13, 2024
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Houston firefighter killed while battling warehouse fire in E. Houston

  • Nov 7, 2024
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Man found dead in SW Houston house fire, firefighters say

  • Sep 3, 2024
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Man found dead after RV fire behind home in east Houston, firefighters say

  • Aug 2, 2024
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84-year-old woman and 9-month-old girl killed in mobile home fire in Liberty County, officials say

  • Jun 26, 2024
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Galveston fire that killed woman, injured 5, may have been over alleged drug debt, records show

  • Mar 12, 2024

Latest Stories

Woman facing murder charge in E. Houston building fire where firefighter died, charging docs say

Yesenia Espinoza is now facing a second charge after she was accused of intentionally setting a warehouse fire where Marcelo Garcia died on Nov. 7.

  • Nov 22, 2024

First responders pay their respects to fallen Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia III

The funeral took place at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. ABC13 was at Fire Station 8, where the community paid its respects.

  • Nov 14, 2024

1st-degree arson charges filed against woman in E. Houston fire that killed firefighter, HFD says

According to court records, 38-year-old Yesenia Espinoza has been charged with first-degree arson in connection to the death of HFD firefighter Marcelo Garcia.

  • Nov 10, 2024

1 Houston firefighter killed, another injured while battling warehouse fire in east Houston

Officials identified the firefighter killed as 42-year-old Marcelo Garcia, who had been with HFD for 10 years.

  • Nov 7, 2024

Firefighters find man dead after extinguishing house fire in southwest Houston, HFD says

Crews managed to extinguish the flames at the home near Douglas Smith Elementary School, but unfortunately, a man was found dead inside the home.

  • Sep 3, 2024