โSounded like ammunitionโ: Neighbors watch as flames destroy home in Galveston County
CLEAR LAKE SHORES, Texas โ A Galveston County familyโs home was destroyed after a fire that moved too fast for firefighters to save the structure. The flames captured on neighborsโ cell phone videos show the fire ripping through the three-and-a-half-story home in Clear Lake Shores, Texas. โVery scary, especially from my neighborโs house here,โ said neighbor Nancy Schwartz. At one point on one neighborโs phone, you can hear what sounds like ammunition popping. But I know what ammunition sounds like.
Boat fire sends plume of smoke into skies over Clear Lake Shores
CLEAR LAKE SHORES, Texas โ A boat fire sent a large plume of smoke into the skies Friday over Clear Lake Shores. The fire was reported about 2 p.m. at the Portofino Harbour Marina and Yacht Club on Portofino Plaza, just across State Highway 146 from the Kemah Boardwalk. Officials said 911 callers reported hearing an explosion just before the fire. A Life Flight helicopter was called to the scene. This developing story will be updated.