Grassfires Scorch Thousands Of Acres In Texas
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Grassfires Scorch Thousands Of Acres In Texas
Fires have scorched thousands of acres in Texas, where the drought has created tinderbox conditions in some areas of the state.
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DALLAS (July 20, 2009)--Firefighters were battling some grassfires throughout the state, including two large fires in West Texas.

The Texas Forest Service says bulldozers were on the scene of a 2,300-acre weekend fire in Haskell County.

Crews also battled a 1,000-acre fire in Shackleford County.

Smaller fires also were reported in Palo Pinto, Throckmorton, Angelina, San Jacinto, Tyler and Fayette counties.


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Posted by: Someone Location: Near-Here on Jul 21, 2009 at 01:35 PM

Natures way of taking things back to the basics. "Dust-to-dust, Ashes-to-ashes!!!