The law office of James Gray in Picayune caught on fire early this morning. The office is located on West Canal Street and caught fire around 3 a.m., according to workers at the office. The son of James Gray is…
A little after midnight, a fire erupted at an abandoned car wash in Gulfport. More than 10 emergency vehicles including Gulfport fire and police responded to the flames on the corner of Highway 49 and Creosote Road. The fire is…
Harrison County Fire Rescue rescued two people from a single-vehicle accident on Monday night. County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said a truck was traveling north on Canal Road about midnight when it left the roadway and hit a tree near…
Harrison County Fire Rescue and Mississippi Power Company responded to a tree that fell across power lines, snapping one pole, and causing another to lean into the trees. A local radio station was knocked off the air due to power…
Around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Gulfport Fire Department put out a fire at the First United Methodist Church on 15th Street. The fire was initiated under a floor camera set up between pews in the sanctuary. Smoke from the…
Gulfport police made an arrest following a church fire early this morning at First United Methodist Church. Twenty-seven year-old Blake Bagwell is being charged with arson and three counts of burglary. He is being held on a $150,000 bond. Gulfport…
Gulfport firefighters were on the scene of what appeared to be several hotspots from a fire in a wooded area between Dede Drive and Wingate Drive south of Dedeaux Road in Gulfport. The hot spots were smoldering in several areas…
Two Harrison County residents were able to escape from their burning home, thanks to a Good Samaritan. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said a person driving by the manufactured home on Lizana School Road saw the fire. The person…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — An SUV drove off the interstate Tuesday evening, hit several trees and burst into flames. The incident happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the 29 mile marker, just before the Long Beach/Pass…
Harrison County Fire Rescue is investigating a camper-trailer and an RV which burned Friday morning off Cleo Smith Road. The fire destroyed both units. No one was around the camper and RV when the fire was reported by neighbors. The…
Governor Tate Reeves is condemning a church fire that’s being investigated as arson. First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs burned Wednesday about a month after it filed a lawsuit challenging city restrictions on gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Investigators found…
A historic hotel in Mississippi has burned to the ground. The fire started at the Scaife Hotel in Magee about 10:30 Monday night. The Magee Fire Department was on the scene throughout the night and into Tuesday morning. One fireman…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — A brush fire that began Tuesday in Ocean Springs is under control and mostly out, but smoke continues to linger. The Ocean Springs Fire Department first responded to the reported brush fire north of Cabana…
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV) — The weather is playing a major role in the wildfire that continues to burn near the Lakeshore community in Hancock County. The fire began Tuesday morning and has already burned nearly 2,000 acres. Crews have struggled…
Wood fires are raging through Harrison and Hancock County threatening everyone in their path. Along with the threat of COVID-19 some families in Hancock and Harrison County are faced with losing their homes to woods fire. Hancock County resident Donna…
(WXXV) — Severe drought conditions along the Mississippi Coast have led to drier than normal soil and dehydrated vegetation, creating plenty of fuel for any wildfires that develop. The National Weather Service said Wednesday morning, "Low afternoon minimum relative humidity…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV) — Fire crews spent most of Tuesday battling a large woods fire near the Springwood neighborhood on Highway 90 in Hancock County. Several volunteer fire departments in Hancock County responded to the scene, including Bayside…
Officials are saying it was the biggest fire Harrison County has seen in years. After days of fighting the woods fire that began on Canal Road in Long Beach, fire crews are finally seeing some relief. No one was injured…
The fight rages on. Today, a mobile command center was set up at the parking lot of Gulf Coast Church on 28th Street in Long Beach to help in the battle to contain and ultimately fully extinguish that brush fire…
That Long Beach house fire broke out just around the corner from a mobile command center that was set up earlier today. It’s the new hub for firefighters as they work to put out a wildfire that has already burned…
This morning you could see heavy smoke over the west side of the Seabee Base in Gulfport. Residents on the base were advised to shelter in place or they could move to the east side of the base due to…
A large woods fire between has created hazardous driving conditions for several areas in Harrison County. All parts of 28th Street are back open as of 8:43 a.m. Earlier this morning, Gulfport Police temporarily closed 28th Street from 59th Avenue…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Officials with the Naval Construction Battalion Center said Tuesday the base will not open until 9 a.m. due to thick smoke from a large fire near Canal Road. Gulfport Police have closed 28th Street from 59th…
For the past three days, crews have been battling a brush fire that broke out in central Harrison County on Saturday and it’s ongoing hot spots sparking more fires throughout the area although the massive brush fire from the weekend…