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…
Our beautiful weather isn't helping firefighters battle the blaze in Harrison County, but at least some rain is on the way.
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — A large brush fire between Long Beach and Gulfport is now contained, but could flare up again, according to officials. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan tells WXXV the fire is under control and there…
Kiln-Delisle Road in West Harrison County near Chemours was shut down for more than an hour when a vacant home burned around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Thirteen firefighters and eleven units from Harrison County Fire Rescue and CRTC (Airport) responded…
Harrison County Fire Rescue, Gulfport Fire Department, and Forestry Commission crews have been battling a large woods fire for six days. Several homes have been threatened near Canal Road and 28th Street, but fire crews have been able to protect…
At the request and advice of the Mississippi Forestry Commission, Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a proclamation initiating a statewide burn ban, with no exemptions, effective immediately. The burn ban will remain in effect until further notice. “The COVID-19 pandemic…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV) — More than 30 firefighters battled a fire in a machine shop in Pass Christian overnight. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, units from Pass Christian Fire, Long Beach Fire, CRTC and Harrison County…
Several woods and brush fires broke out in Harrison County Saturday and one is being investigated as arson. According to Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, more than 150 acres is estimated to have burned across Harrison County during the day. Most…
The Gulf Coast community came together Sunday night to honor and mourn the loss of Claude Thornhill, who was tragically killed in an apartment fire last week. Friends and family gathered at the Courthouse Pier in Gulfport, candles in hand,…
One person is dead and two more are injured after a deadly fire broke out in Gulfport this morning. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed that 42-year-old Claude Thornhill was pronounced dead at the scene, suffering from smoke inhalation. This…
Honda is recalling Odyssey minivans from the 2018 to the current model year because there's a risk of fire. The recall affects 241,000 of the popular minivans. The danger is in a potentially faulty power outlet in the third row.…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Fire crews have responded to a fire inside an ExxonMobil refinery in Louisiana. News outlets report the fire erupted late Tuesday night at the facility in Baton Rouge. The fire turned the night sky a…
A Harrison County man is safe this morning after a fire broke out at his camper trailer Sunday. He escaped without injury and had some help from his neighbors who started fighting the fire with garden hoses soon after the…
By Associated Press SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — A fire chief in Alabama is confirming fatalities in a massive fire at a boat dock. Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus isn't saying how many people have died. Earlier, he said 7 people…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) — One man escaped a house fire Tuesday night in Long Beach. According to authorities, the fire broke out at a home on Hartzell Road at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The man inside the…
An overnight fire in Harrison County damaged a trucking company. According to Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a business on Canal Road around 2:30 a.m. after a smoke alarm went off. Upon arrival, firefighters saw…
By CALEB JONES, JENNIFER KELLEHER and MARCO GARCIA Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities and neighbors say Hawaii man with a history of run-ins with police and neighbors was facing eviction when he stabbed his landlord and killed two officers…