"Massive wildfire still out of control Texas
ASPERMONT — A wildfire that has burned more than 61,000 acres in west Texas remained out of control yesterday. Alan Craft of the Texas Forest Service said the fire was is expected to continue spreading because of dry, windy conditions in the area. About 100 members of the forest service have been fighting fire by land and air, with help from local volunteer fire departments. Two unoccupied homes have been burned, and some livestock has been killed. So far, no towns have been threatened (AP)."
Don't worry; AmeriKan media will put it out:
"Texas fire crews get help fighting blaze from storm" April 12, 2011|Associated Press
DALLAS — An overnight thunderstorm gave crews the break they needed to begin containing a wildfire that has scorched about 110 square miles of rolling prairies in northern Texas, while firefighters fought blazes that destroyed dozens of homes in the west of the state, an official said yesterday.
The storm brought cooler temperatures and some rain to parts of the drought-stricken state, giving fire crews added time to dig trenches and burn brush to choke off the blaze ignited accidentally Wednesday by a welder’s torch near Swenson, 175 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas Forest Service spokesman Alan Craft said.
He said the fire was 50 percent contained yesterday.
That blaze was among the largest wildfires burning throughout the parched state that have scorched some 480 square miles in the past week.
Firefighters were also battling a blaze that destroyed 40 homes in the West Texas town of Fort Davis over the weekend before racing into the largely unpopulated wilderness to the north and east.
Craft said that fire wasn’t threatening any other homes as of yesterday morning.
Residents described the terror of watching the advance of the fast-moving wall of flame.
“It was unbelievable, just horrific. There were horses on fire, buildings on fire, houses on fire,’’ said Bob Dillard, a former Jeff Davis County judge.
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Must have been put out because that is the last I saw of it in my Glob.
Also see:
18 homes destroyed in fire on Wash. Indian reservation; 2 firefighters hurt
