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There's a lot of news from Wednesday's northeast Houston office building fire — but, at this point, there seem to be more questions than answers. Among those leading the questioning is KTRK's Wayne Dolcefino, who didn't have any luck getting information from the city about fire department response times. We imagine that'll come out eventually, but Dolcefino also raises questions about the building's safety systems — and the answers are a grim reminder of changing Houston fire codes. more ›

Like most red-blooded American teenagers men, Houstonist has a bit of a fascination with explosions. That doesn't mean we're going to go out and cause one, mind you, but we're often interested by them. And now that we've made you think we're pyromaniacs, here's some news: A house in River Oaks exploded and burned this morning; fortunately, neither of the occupants was killed. Firefighters arrived at the house at South Shepherd and Chilton shortly after... more ›

Seriously, what would yesterday's flooding story have been without a woman going into labor while stuck in her car? That honor went to 33-year-old Matilda Ruewacaba, who delivered a healthy baby girl in the back seat of a Crown Victoria off the Gulf Freeway. Ruewacaba, her husband and their four kids were on their way to the hospital Monday morning when they hit high water, so they pulled over into a parking lot near Monroe lucked out: Nearby was a group of firefighters in training who were also stranded. more ›