A sheriff's deputy died while helping people evacuate as central Texas wildfire spread
Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley, 51, was assisting evacuation efforts and was last heard from when she was on her way to check on an elderly person, authorities said.
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Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley, 51, was assisting evacuation efforts and was last heard from when she was on her way to check on an elderly person, authorities said.
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. Hundreds of homes were…
Strengthened by drought conditions, the fires merged to form what officials call a "complex" that was burning about 120 miles west of Dallas.
Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley, 51, was assisting evacuation efforts and was last heard from when she was on her way to check on an elderly person, authorities said.
Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley, 51, was assisting evacuation efforts and was last heard from when she was on her way to check on an elderly person, authorities said.