Texas Wildfires

Texas fires that have consumed around 600 houses are 30% contained. Caused by drought, 5K residents misplaced. Firefighting crews started to gain control of the wind-stoked blaze that has raged unchecked across parched Central Texas for days, leaving a trail of charred properties in its wake and causing thousands of people to flee. The blaze in Bastrop is the most catastrophic of the more than 180 fires that have erupted in the past week across Texas, marking one of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in state history. Three aircraft capable of scooping 1,500 gallons of lake water at a time also helped set the flames down a small portion.