File photo of the old fire station in Hamilton, Texas (US). Credit: Larry D. Moore
Damaging wildfires have stretched across huge parts of the US state of Texas during the month of March. As of Monday morning, all fires across the central part of the state are contained. As of early last week, 50 acres in Gillespie county alone had been damaged by fires, according to a media source. Some residents evacuated the area for safety.
This year, more than 11,000 acres were hit be fires in the central part of the state. The so named Crabapple Fire, was listed as 'contained' on Friday, after striking 9,858 acres. The first fire began on January 20, and impacted over 100 acres of land. It was listed as 'contained' one day later.
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