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Fire erupts at WesTex Connect Fireworks Spectacular
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC)— The 2024 WesTex Connect Fireworks Spectacular featured a large fireworks display, and then a fire erupted. The fireworks began at about 10:30 p.m., and shortly after, spectators saw a blaze rise from the area where they were shot off. Brush trucks from the Abilene Fire Department arrived promptly, followed by other firetrucks. […]
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WesTex Connect adds drones, moves to new location for 25th Annual Fireworks Spectacular
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Part 2 with Miss Texas: Autism Advocate and Former Caregiver
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