{"id":152871,"date":"2021-02-20T09:03:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T14:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=152871"},"modified":"2021-02-20T12:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T17:13:14","slug":"texas-man-freezes-to-death-inside-home-amid-power-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-man-freezes-to-death-inside-home-amid-power-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas man freezes to death inside home amid power outages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-man-freezes-to-death-inside-home-amid-power-outages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=152871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375587\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2375587\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21046740368652-1-601x437.jpg\" alt=\"Icicles hang on a watch for ice on bridge road sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Houston. A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel. (Melissa Phillip\/Houston Chronicle via AP)\" width=\"601\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icicles hung on a watch for ice on bridge road sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Houston. (Melissa Phillip\/Houston Chronicle via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:05 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, February 20, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>On Friday, a 67-year-old man in Central Texas was found frozen to death as frigid temperatures continue to grip the state. The man was found in his Abilene home, next to his wife who was fighting for her life.<\/p>\n<p>The fire department arrived on scene and reported the temperature inside the home was almost identical to the freezing weather outside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you have power, please take steps to conserve energy. Check in on neighbors, friends and family. Offer help when safe and appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Check for local alerts and follow guidance from local officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TexasReady?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TexasReady<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#txwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zkfCazDJyQ\">pic.twitter.com\/zkfCazDJyQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas DSHS (@TexasDSHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasDSHS\/status\/1362076370625388550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really something that we don\u2019t encounter, in a career even, and to see the temperatures dip as low as they have and as long as they have, have really caused some issues,\u201d Chief Cande Flores of the Abilene Fire Department said.<\/p>\n<p>The wife is said to be recovering at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, an 11-year-old in Conroe, Texas died in his sleep after his home lost power.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The State is working around the clock to address four immediate winter weather priorities:<\/p>\n<p>1. Restore power<br \/>2. Support local officials to restore water<br \/>3. Ensure access to food &amp; resources<br \/>4. Get refineries back online<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Us9lYpuTfj\">https:\/\/t.co\/Us9lYpuTfj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TLt7T0ZEVd\">pic.twitter.com\/TLt7T0ZEVd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAbbott\/status\/1362903509520306178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abilene officials said they hope the state is finally in the recovery phase of the severe winter weather.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-admin-reenters-paris-climate-accords\/\">Biden Admin. Reenters Paris Climate Accords<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181259,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21046740368652-1-601x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Texas man freezes to death inside home amid power outages","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21046740368652-1-601x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Texas man freezes to death inside home amid power outages","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}