Tens of thousands of acres were burning in north-central Texas on Friday, destroying buildings and prompting evacuations in some cities. Around 7:30 p.m....
“Six in the morning and we just came out to look at what’s left ... and there’s nothing left,” Copeland said. “My sidewalk is left.”
In the five-minute video, parts of the home can be seen still burning and Copeland often had to yell over the wind. “A whole whole lot of Carbon people lost everything they had,” she said. “It looks a little bit like a bomb site.” The forest service said they were devoting multiple aviation resources “to help reinforce areas of concern” Friday.
Several North Texas firefighters were deployed to Eastland County Friday, including Captain Brian Roach with the McKinney Fire Marshal’s Office and two members of Dallas Fire-Rescue. Eight firefighters from Fort Worth were also deployed,Multiple structure fires were also reported in Ranger, about 90 miles west of Fort Worth. Flames destroyed the town’s 103-year-old church, the police department and other buildings,“We knew coming into today, we had that red flag warning.
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