At least 50 homes have been destroyed and a sheriff’s deputy was killed in a blaze spanning thousands of acres that continued to burn in north-central Texas...
Six other fires in Archer, Kleberg, Mills, Maverick, Randall and Sterling counties were contained by the afternoon, the forest service said.
The forest service also warned that the fires could affect parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, the Associated Press reported. The town of Carbon, which has a population of less than 300 people, was among one of the hardest hit areas, officials said., resident Debbie Copeland showed what was left of her home after the fires.
In the five-minute video, parts of the home can be seen still burning and Copeland often had to yell over the wind.
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