Fires In East Texas

pelathais · #1 09-04-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

A couple of my family members have evacuated, it's all around us, too, and the clothes we hung up to dry outside are sure to smell like smoke!

Are you state-side now?

seguidordejesus · #2 09-04-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pelathais

Are you state-side now?

Yes, until my son is born in December.

Pressing-On · #3 09-05-2011, 06:43 AM

We need rain!

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Catastrophic fires burn thousands of acres, force evacuations across Central Texas
Fires in Bastrop County, Spicewood, Steiner Ranch, Pflugerville, others driven by wind and dry conditions.

The largest and most destructive fire was in Bastrop County, where a blaze burned 14,000 acres and grew to an estimated 16 miles long by the end of the day, said Mark Stanford, fire chief of the Texas Forest Service.

Firefighters battled a blaze in a part of the Steiner Ranch subdivision northwest of Austin that destroyed at least 25 homes and forced hundreds to evacuate. RM 620 was closed in both directions near the subdivision for hours.
http://www.statesman.com/news/catast...s-1820174.html