Human remains found after structure fire in Gautier
Early Sunday morning, a mobile home in Gautier burned to ashes with someone inside. Neighbor Mary Syckett tells News 25 she called 911 after waking up to a loud…
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Apartment fire in Gulfport sends five people to the hospital
Gulfport firefighters were called to a fire that sent five people to the hospital Monday night. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelley sent these pictures, showing the…
One dead after fire engulfs home in Harrison County
One person is dead and another is recovering from an early morning fire on Cronier Avenue in Harrison County. Cronier is west of Espy Avenue just north of Pineville Road. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said a neighbor reported…
Two escape injury from overnight house fire in Harrison County
Two Harrison County residents escaped an early morning fire that started while they were asleep. Harrison County Fire Rescue, Long Beach Fire Dept. CRTC and Harrison County Sheriff’s…
I-10 closed for nine hours after 18-wheeler crashes into Pearl River bridge guardrail
Traffic is moving once again on I-10 in Hancock County. The interstate was closed overnight and into the morning as crews cleaned up…
Gulfport firefighters battle blaze in vacant house
Gulfport firefighters were called out to a house fire just before 6 p.m. Monday. Chief Billy Kelley said the call came in at 5:51 p.m. and the first units arrived…
Man charged after 3 bodies found in burned home in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been charged with capital murder and arson after three dead men were found inside a house that burned. Jackson police told news outlets Thursday that Charles Robinson III is accused of intentionally…
Woman charged with arson in Gautier house fire that belongs to relatives
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with arson in connection with a Tuesday night house fire in Gautier. Gautier Fire and Police departments were dispatched to a home at 1717 Dolphin Drive for a structure fire on Tuesday about 9:30…
Candle may have caused mobile home fire
A candle is being blamed for an early morning fire at a mobile home in Harrison County. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said the occupant of the home woke to find the…
Storage building destroyed in fire in Saucier
Harrison County firemen were called out overnight to a fire in Saucier. Chief Pat Sullivan sent us this video from the scene showing the flames. Several trucks responded as…
Louisiana: Child, 6, dies in 'campfire' started in a play fort
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he and two siblings, ages 9 and 4, were playing with fire in a “fort” made from a concrete stairway on a flatbed trailer. The children used a lighter…
New Orleans: Flames shoot up side of Superdome roof, put out
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Smoke and flames shot up the side of the Superdome’s roof on Tuesday after a pressure washer being used to clean the roof of the New Orleans sports and entertainment arena caught fire. The New Orleans…
Building in Downtown Gulfport burns down
Crews responded to a fire early Sunday morning off of 28th Street in Gulfport. The fire started in a building connected to the Old Green Thumb Nursery property. The flames impacted…
Biloxi closes fire stations to the public because of COVID outbreak
Biloxi Fire Department has had to close its stations to the public because of a spike in COVID-19 cases among its employees. Last week, the department had five firefighters out after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to their Facebook post.…
Waste Management to interrupt processing of curbside recycling in Harrison, Jackson counties
A fire at the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority recycling facility has caused Waste Management to halt processing of recycled material collected in Harrison and Jackson counties until repairs are complete. Residential curbside collection of household garbage in Harrison and Jackson…
Zeale Boutique in Ocean Springs catches fire
A downtown Ocean Springs boutique suffered a devastating loss Thursday. Zeal Boutique caught fire last night after the store closed when no one was inside the business. No injuries were reported. Zeal Boutique, located on Washington Avenue, is only one…
Family escapes house fire on West Wortham
A family escaped a fire in their home Wednesday night off West Wortham Road. Twelve firefighters and seven trucks from Harrison County Fire Rescue and CRTC responded to a report of a house on fire on West Wortham. When firefighters…
Prescribed fire scheduled for Wednesday on Deer Island south of Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will intentionally set a fire on part of an undeveloped barrier island south of Biloxi. The prescribed burn is scheduled for Wednesday on the central part of Deer Island. The department is encouraging people to stay off that part of the island for at least a […]
First United Pentecostal Church destroyed in Sunday morning fire
First United Pentecostal Church on North Main Street in Poplarville is trying to move forward after the church caught fire on Sunday just before church service. This past Sunday morning everything was going as usual for Pastor…
19-year-old Perkinston man dies in single-vehicle accident over the weekend
PERKINSTON, Miss. (WXXV) — Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Perkinston man. MHP said in a press release that troopers responded to a traffic accident about 7:26 p.m. Saturday evening on…
D'Iberville firefighters rescue one from burning home
One person has been flown to the USA Medical Center after D'Iberville fire and police rescued them from a house fire Wednesday night. Fire Chief Gerald Smith said D'Iberville Fire and Police responded to a call about a house fire…
Fire agencies battle forest fire in Harrison County
A Sunday night forest fire located off Highway 49 near the Grand Bear Golf Course is now 70 percent contained. The fire stretched over 400 acres. Mississippi Forestry Commission and U.S. Forest Service Crew are mopping the…
One person escapes early morning camper trailer fire in D’Iberville
One person escaped a fire on Highway 15 early this morning in D’Iberville. Firefighters responded to the scene around 6 this morning to find an RV destroyed due to the fire. According to D’Iberville Fire Chief Gerald…
Jackson County investigating fatal fire
The Jackson County fire marshal is investigating an early morning fire that claimed the life of a Latimer man. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that firefighters were called to a residence on Dantzler Road about…