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Thu Sep-01-11 12:01 AM
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Thu Sep-01-11 12:08 AM
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1. OOoh, bad grass fire out that way. |
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Thu Sep-01-11 12:23 AM
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2. Had to google it, found this...looks like a mess |
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Thu Sep-01-11 12:35 AM
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Thu Sep-01-11 12:47 AM
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But I guess relief funds for this disaster will be held hostage too. :-(
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Thu Sep-01-11 04:17 AM
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5. Jeez..first drought and now fires. Big and spreading, sounds like. |
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Wildfires sweeping through parts of Texas and Oklahoma have destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds to evacuate, and although officials don't yet know what ignited the blazes, a heat wave and drought have left both states with the perfect fuel: parched ground and dry vegetation.
From CNN:
Strong winds whipped up two wildfires in southern Oklahoma on Friday, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes.
The first fire, a large grass fire, burned west of Lawton, which is about 80 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. It forced people in approximately 900 homes and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to evacuate, according to Comanche County officials.
Roughly 50 firefighters were working to battle the blaze, officials said in a statement Friday night, but helicopters could not be brought in because of the strong winds. The fire, which was about 65% contained, has burned some 3,500 acres.
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