Month: July 2022

TERRY WALLACE and KEN MILLER, Associated Press July 20, 2022Updated: July 20, 2022 8:03 a.m. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of5In this image taken from video, a structure burns during a wildfire in Palo Pinto County, Texas on Monday, July 18, 2022. A wildfire has burned at least five homes and resulted in about 300 homes being evacuated around a lake in north Texas amid sweltering temperatures and dry conditions, authorities…

Officials say cigarettes being thrown out a window to barbecues can instantly spark a fire. Bosque County is one area that says more help from the community helps. TEMPLE, Texas — The fiery trend that is burning houses and fields around Central Texas can come to an end around the area if residents start helping out, officials said. Officials added that human error is the route to most of the wildfire we are seeing today….

WFAA, our sister station in Dallas, is tracking each of the wildfires that crews have been battling across the North Texas area. DALLAS — Wildfires broke out across North Texas this week, and hot, dry conditions were here to stay. Temperatures were expected to rise again into the 100s on Tuesday, and no rain was in the immediate forecast. We’re tracking each of the wildfires crews were battling across the North Texas area. Here are…

July 19, 2022Updated: July 19, 2022 7:16 a.m. GRAFORD, Texas (AP) — A wildfire has burned several homes and prompted calls for voluntary evacuations around a lake in north Texas amid sweltering temperatures and dry conditions, authorities said. The fire at Possum Kingdom Lake about 95 miles (153 kilometers) west of Dallas began Monday afternoon, has burned about 500 acres (202 hectares) and was 10% contained late Monday, the Texas A&M Forest Service said. No injuries…