Fire Station Burns Down

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The 911 call came Saturday night while the firefighters for a small South Texas all-volunteer department were at a Christmas party: Their 60-year-old fire station was ablaze.

By the time the crew arrived and put out the flames, the Linn-San Manuel Fire Department had lost the building, a pumper truck, rescue gear and medical equipment, The Monitor reports.

They still have one tanker and two brush trucks because the firefighters had taken the vehicles to the party.

Fire Chief Domingo Hinojosa tells The Monitor that his team will continue to protect the community, using equipment borrowed from other area departments.

The Hidalgo County fire marshal, meanwhile, says his office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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