While many people were kicking off their holiday weekend Friday evening, firefighters were busy trying to put out a large house fire in Midland. Th blaze happened on Thomas west of Midkiff in Midland around 9 PM Friday. No injuries were reported in the fire, and the cause of the blaze is unknown.
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