Weather Conditions Continue to Fuel Texas Fires [View all]

Source: NY Times

Two firefighters were injured fighting a blaze on Sunday, and more evacuations were ordered.

By Giulia Heyward and David Montgomery

Fueled by unfavorable weather conditions, wildfires forced the evacuations of more areas in Central Texas on Sunday, fire officials said.

Residents of the city of Lipan, about 55 miles west of Fort Worth, were ordered to evacuate as firefighters and two air tankers using retardant were dispatched to confront a new 3,000-acre fire on the border of Erath and Hood Counties.

Two firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze, which has been named the Big L fire, said Lt. Johnny Rose of the Hood County Sheriff’s Office. He did not know the extent of the injuries.

The Big L fire was one of several blazes that threatened the region on Sunday. By Sunday evening, additional crews had arrived at the fire, which had grown to 11,000 acres and was 10 percent contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.



Members of the Midland County Sheriff’s Office rode through Carbon, Texas, on Saturday to round up livestock and horses that had wandered away during the fire.Credit...Dylan Cole for The New York Times

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