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Sheriff reports two fatalities in early-morning Callahan County house fire; jail population and overtime figures reviewed

Callahan County Commissioners Court · November 12, 2025
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Summary

Sheriff Mel told the commissioners about a house fire on 880 North that killed two people; he also reported local jail population counts and recent overtime for deputies and dispatchers. The court accepted the sheriff's report by motion.

Sheriff Mel told the Callahan County Commissioners on Nov. 12 that a house fire on 880 North this morning consumed the home and resulted in two fatalities, a man and a woman. The fire marshal and emergency personnel remained on the scene as the court met, the sheriff said.

"The house was totally consumed before anybody called it in," Sheriff Mel…

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