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Friday, March 22, 2013  Authorities are investigating an accident where a car ended up being crushed by an 18-wheeler in San Benito.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  Two mobile homes in San Benito were completely destroyed after they caught fire.

Sunday, November 25, 2012  A 29-year-old woman died Saturday after her car crashed into an embankment of a San Benito canal.

Saturday, July 28, 2012  A San Benito firefighter was rushed to the hospital after sheetrock from a roof collapsed on him.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  San Benito Assistant City Manager Art Rodriguez tells Action 4 News a fire captain showed up to work intoxicated Saturday.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Authorities were called out to San Benito City Hall on Saturday morning after after a teenager crashed his SUV into the steps of the building.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  San Benito fire crews are at the scene of what is being called a gas explosion.

Sunday, May 20, 2012  A luxury limo went up in flames on the side of Expressway 77 in San Benito early Sunday morning.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  Firefighters from several communities are working to contain a brush fire that is spreading quickly near the old Cameron County Airport in San Benito.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Students at Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School in San Benito are back in class after a fire on campus.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  When a field of tires caught fire outside San Benito, the San Benito Fire Department could not put it out. According to San Benito firefighter Henry Lopez, the department did not have enough men.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  A Rio Hondo firefighter was reportedly sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation following a brush fire Saturday.

Saturday, August 20, 2011  After a 24-hour shift, San Benito firefighter Joe Ramos made his way home.

Saturday, August 20, 2011  Investigators said they found several electrical and code violations throughout a home that caught fire off Filmore Avenue in Harlingen early Thursday morning.

Friday, August 12, 2011  Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that leveled a travel trailer just north of the rural Cameron County community of La Paloma.