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Drought conditions allowed the fires to spread quickly.

The fires have burned about 71 square miles, according to Texas A&M Forest Service​, with only 4% containment.

Evacuated residents in three Texas counties began returning to their communities Friday as responders continued to battle the flames of wildfires fueled by fierce winds.

Strengthened by drought conditions, a fire 'complex' in Central Texas has burned 62.5 square miles as of Friday afternoon.

Fire crews in Central Texas struggled Friday to contain massive, windswept wildfires that burned homes, destroyed a church and left a sheriff's deputy dead. Strengthened by drought conditions, the fires merged to form what officials call a “complex” that was burning near Eastland, about 120 miles (195 kilometers) west of Dallas.

EASTLAND, Texas — Low humidity and gusty winds fueled multiple wildfires Friday in West Texas, burning homes and other structures and prompting evacuations of small communities.

Fire crews in Central Texas struggled Friday to contain massive, windswept wildfires that...

Low humidity and gusty winds are fueling multiple wildfires in Texas, burning homes and other structures and prompting evacuations of hundreds of homes in small communities. Several wildfires merged to form what fire officials call a “complex” that's burning near Eastland, about 120 miles west of Dallas. The fire as of Friday morning had burned about 62.5 square miles. It was only 2% contained. About 475 homes were evacuated in the town of Gorman. A nursing home in Rising Star was evacu...

EASTLAND, Texas — Low humidity and gusty winds fueled multiple wildfires Friday in Texas, burning homes and other structures and prompting evacuations of small communities.

Fire crews in Central Texas struggled Friday to contain massive, windswept wildfires that burned homes, destroyed a church and left a sheriffs deputy dead.