Several wildfires merged to form what fire officials call a “complex” that was burning near Eastland, about 120 miles (195 kilometers) west of Dallas.
Several wildfires merged to form what fire officials call a "complex" that was burning near Eastland, about 120 miles west of Dallas.. It was only 2% contained and fires were burning in thick brush and grass fields.Other smaller fires were burning throughout other areas of Texas, and Thursday’s low humidity and high winds created an ideal scenario for the blazes to quickly grow out of control.
"We had everything ready throughout the county," Fox said. "But when we have the winds like there was ... and the humidity down to nothing, this is what you’re going to get."
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