Evacuation Order Lifted as Wildfires Burn Across North Texas
A mandatory evacuation order issued because of a wildfire in North Texas has been lifted as the threat of fires remained high Wednesday.
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A mandatory evacuation order issued because of a wildfire in North Texas has been lifted as the threat of fires remained high Wednesday.
The Possum Kingdom Complex Fire started on April 9, 2011, and burned for 34 days, destroying dozens of homes. Another large fire sparked up in August the same year.
The Chalk Mountain Fire in Somervell County, Texas has scorched 6,000 acres. The Texas Forest Service says intense heat and dry conditions fuel the fire.
Crews are battling a wildfire in Palo Pinto County, Texas, Monday afternoon.
A look at the largest, deadliest and most destructive wildfires in Texas history