The South Rim Fire has continued to burn through woodlands and grass of the high Chisos Mountains, creating plumes of smoke visible throughout Big Bend National Park.
Firefighters battling 600-acre wildfire at Big Bend National Park
Firefighters battling 600-acre wildfire at Big Bend National Park
Members of the Diablos crew from Mexico were helping to battle the blaze, which began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
A wildfire was blazing across hundreds of acres at Big Bend National Park on Saturday, April 10, 2021.(The National Park Service)
A wildfire blazing in Big Bend National Park in West Texas had grown to an estimated 600 acres Saturday morning.
The fire started about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the park’s South Rim in the Chisos Mountains, park officials said. Wind pushed the flames to the cliff edge in a remote location accessible only by a three- to four-hour hike up “steep trails.”
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