Texas fire
Moore Station, Texas -- High winds helped spread a wildfire that destroyed a home and two barns as it consumed more than 100 acres in Henderson County.
The fire destroyed a mobile home and threatened a church, a civic center and chlorine tanks at the water treatment plant in Moore Station, just west of Lake Palestine. That forced several evacuations in the rural East Texas county.
Texas Forest Service firefighters worked alongside local fire departments to cut fire lines, and two helicopters dropped water onto the blaze about 20 miles southwest of Tyler.
Westside Fire Captain Chris Moore says that the fire is partially contained, but firefighters would work through the night to battle flare-ups.
Moore says that he doesn't know what sparked the fire.
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fires in Montana:
PINE RIDGE COMPLEX, Southern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Bennett) has been ordered. This complex, comprised of five fires, is 30 miles east of Billings, MT in sagebrush and agricultural fields.
Evacuations are in progress. Numerous residences, ranches, rangeland, agricultural crops, timber, powerlines, petroleum pipelines and a rest area are threatened. Weather and ongoing drought conditions are hindering containment. Extreme fire behavior was observed. 20,000 acres, 10% contained.
BUNDY RAILROAD, Billings District, Bureau of Land Management. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (McNitt) will assume command today. This fire is eight miles northeast of Worden, MT in timber, grass and sagebrush. Evacuations are in effect for several ranches. High
winds, low relative humidity, and drought conditions are hampering efforts to contain the fire. Extreme fire behavior and rapid rates of spread were reported. 25,000 acres, 0% contained.
HORTON-HAY, Eastern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Grant) has been ordered. This fire is 35 miles southwest of Miles City, MT in ponderosa pine, grass and sagebrush. Structures and utility
infrastructure are threatened. An evacuation order is in effect for the Moon Creek area. Rapid rates of spread and growth to the south were reported. 4,000 acres, 5% contained.
WATT DRAW, Miles City District, Bureau of Land Management. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Reid) has been ordered. This fire is 13 miles southeast of Ashland, MT in grass, timber and sagebrush. Three residences, outbuildings, and grazing allotments are threatened. Isolated
torching, running, and spotting were observed. 1,300 acres, 10% contained.
SHANE RIDGE, Southern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Heintz) is assigned. This fire is 10 miles southeast of Columbus, MT in timber, grass and understory. Significant progress was made in
completing the control line. Single and group tree torching was observed. The Team is also managing the Saunders fire. 806 acres, 75% contained.
IRON JAW, Eastern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. This fire is 15 miles southwest of Miles City, MT in timber and grass. No further information was
received. 200 acres, 80% contained.
SAUNDERS, Southern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Heintz) is assigned. This fire is four miles west of Columbus, MT in grass and timber. Numerous residences remain threatened. Brumfield and Countryman Creek Roads remain closed to non-residents. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering in heavy woody material and deep duff was reported. 3,175 acres, 95% contained.
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