Fire

Early Saturday morning FIRE damages Pecan Chase Apartments

An early Saturday morning fire at the Pecan Chase Apartments resulted in an estimated damage of $40,000 of property and content loss.According to a report from the Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department, they were called to a structure fire on Walnut St. at 2:19 a.m. Saturday morning, Dec....

Grass fire causes Hwy. 77 South to close

A grass fire on approximately 25 acres of land caused nearby Highway 77 South to close temporarily last Monday afternoon, Sept. 8.A photo appeared in last week’s Tribune-Herald, however, the report came in after the printing deadline.According to Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department chief...

Pipeline fire closes FM 2437

A pipeline fire Wednesday afternoon, July 9 caused major damage to FM 2437 causing the road to be closed.According to a Facebook post from the Lavaca County Sheriff ’s Office and the Lavaca County Office of Emergency Management, the incident took place during the late afternoon at a location near...

HVFD respond to structure fire

A structure fire believed to be electrical in origin caused significant damage to a building being used for storage just outside Hallettsville over the weekend.The Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) responded to the fire at 2743 US Hwy 90A East, which was reported near a utility pole on...

Mobile home total loss in Sunday, Feb. 23 fire

A mobile home fire on Feb. 23 was a total loss according to the Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department.According to a report from HVFD, a structure fire was called in at 12:29 p.m. on that Sunday afternoon and located at 3598 U.S. Highway 90-A East.The HVFD report said the home was the property of...

Trailer home a major loss in Wednesday night fire

Multiple area fire departments were called to a structure fire last Wednesday night which resulted in a trailer home totally destroyed from the fire.According to a report from Hallettsville VFD chief, Stephen Grahmann, the report came in at 7:42 p.m. that a structure fire was in progress on FM...

Sunday fire burns 8 acres in northern Lavaca County

Firefighters from the Hallettsville VFD were called Sunday afternoon regarding a report of a fire occurring in the 962 block of CR 216.According to a report from HVFD chief Stephen Grahmann, the call on the fire came in around at 1:08 p.m. and when they arrived they found a fast-moving fire to the...

HVFD answers to fires

The Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department answered to a couple of fires this past week with one involving a grass fire and the other a tractor.According to a report from HVFD chief Stephen Grahmann, HVFD was called to a fire on Thursday, Oct. 3 around 6:45 p.m. regarding a tractor on fire in the...

HVFD battles house fire

The Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department answered to a house fire on Thursday afternoon, May 30, which resulted in an estimated $55 thousand in property and content loss.According to HVFD chief Steven Grahmann, the department was called to a structure fire located at 2953 FM 957.

Mobile home fire

A mobile home home located on Highway 90-A East was a complete loss due to fire that occurred late Saturday night.According to a report from Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department chief Stephen Grahmann, the call of the fire came in around 11:23 p.m. Saturday night at 6194 US Highway 90-A...