Texas wildfires fueled by gusty winds prompt evacuations
Drought conditions allowed the fires to spread quickly.
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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.