Fire wreaks havoc on Wellington home

By Bev Odom on Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • Collingsworth County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received 911 call at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, March 19 for a house fire in the 1100 block of Haskell St. As temperatures hovered around 100 degrees, the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department responded with 13 firefighters and seven units, along with Constable Ronnie Ward, Wellington Emergency Medical Services and the Texas Department of Transportation. Flames flared up from the metal roof as firemen battled the blaze. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
    Collingsworth County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received 911 call at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, March 19 for a house fire in the 1100 block of Haskell St. As temperatures hovered around 100 degrees, the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department responded with 13 firefighters and seven units, along with Constable Ronnie Ward, Wellington Emergency Medical Services and the Texas Department of Transportation. Flames flared up from the metal roof as firemen battled the blaze. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
    WELLINGTON – A fire occurred at a home in the 1100 block of Haskell St. last Thursday afternoon, March 19, sparking from an electrical shortage in the attic, which was caused by a tree branch which fell on a powerline, pulling the home’s meter box from an exterior wall.With the fire igniting in the attic, Wellington Volunteer Fire Department had the challenge of extinguishing the fir...

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