Firefighters in Texas are battling a wildfire at Fort Hood that has scorched about 33,175 acres since it started, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
The Crittenburg Complex Fire in Coryell County, about 120 miles south of Fort Worth, is made up of three fires that have burned together. It was 45% contained by Monday afternoon, the agency said in a tweet. Fort Hood, a US Army post, said while extreme conditions continue, the fire currently poses no danger to any homes, structures or infrastructures."No firefighters have been injured. Fire crews continue to cut fire breaks around the fire to minimize the fire's ability to spread.
Read More"There is potential for large wildfires to occur today that may outpace firefighters' suppression efforts in areas near Childress, Lubbock, Abilene, Mineral Wells, Brownwood, Midland, San Angelo, Fredericksburg, Del Rio, Laredo and Brownsville," the release read. By Tuesday, according to the release, the potential for large wildfires will escalate as"critical fire weather" is expected to develop over a large area of the state west of the I-35 corridor.
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