Fast Moving Fires Burn Numerous Homes In Texas
ABILENE, Texas — Firefighters on Thursday continued battling wildfires across much of the hot and dry state, including a 1,200-acre West Texas blaze that reignited after being under control for a few days.
People were being evacuated and some ash was falling in parts of Abilene as the fire raced through Taylor County, threatening a dozen buildings, according to the Texas Forest Service.
from Firefighter Blog by mikeswebmail@gmail.com (Mike)
News from the Chron that fire has claimed up to a dozen homes in drought stricken Texas.Follow Twitter Search and Google News or InciWeb for updates.
Fire season never really ends. The Interagency Fire Center reports the 2009 year to date totals in the U.S. is 3,140 wildfires and 80,617 acres burned.
Over 5,200,000 acres burned in the U.S. last year.
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