The Fort Worth Fire were a professional

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team in the

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. Their home games were played in the

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Arena. They began operations in 1992 and ceased operations in 1999. At the conclusion of the

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, the Fort Worth Fire won the league championship in seven games against the

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A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey's entry on the Fort Worth Fire
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