2021-03-29

Fire destroys home near Alvord

A Monday afternoon blaze destroyed a home south of Alvord. The fire was reported around 5:30 in the 4500 block of South U.S. 81/287, next door to the Punjabi Dhabba restaurant.

Update for Monday March 29, 2021

BRIDGEPORT PLANE CRASH — Two occupants of a single-engine plane were taken to hospitals following a crash near the Bridgeport Airport Friday afternoon around 3:30. “Preliminary investigation indicates an aircraft was approaching the airport to land when the aircraft clipped some trees and went down short of the runway,” said Sgt. Ricky Hunter, spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Two men, ages 78 and 76, were the plane’s occupants and sustained undisclosed injuries. Their identities and conditions have not been released by investigators. One occupant of the plane was flown to a Metroplex hospital while one was taken to a hospital by ground ambulance, according to law enforcement on the scene. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate.