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The Bastrop County Complex fire was a conflagration that engulfed parts of Bastrop County, Texas, in September and October 2011.The wildfire was the costliest and most destructive wildfire in Texas history and among the costliest in U.S. history, destroying 1,696 structures and causing an estimated $350 million in insured property damage.
View of Bastrop Complex fire captured by Terra satellite, September 5, 2011. Due to the ongoing exceptional drought conditions in most of Texas and the high winds brought to the state by Tropical Storm Lee, a series of wildfires flared up over Labor Day weekend and continued into the following week.
The wider Bastrop County is also covered by papers such as the Elgin Courier. On September 4, 2011, two wildfires started when trees fell on power lines. The first fire started in the community of Circle D-KC Estates near Bastrop State Park, and the other fire started about 4 mi (6 km) north. The two fires merged into the Bastrop County Complex ...
A fire began after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department conducted a prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park Tuesday.
Downed power lines sparked the massive fire in the Texas Panhandle. Officials with XCEL Energy on Thursday said the company’s equipment appears to have played a role in igniting the Smokehouse ...
A wildfire that broke out in Bastrop County early Sunday afternoon is now 30% contained and no longer spreading rapidly, according to a Monday morning update from the Texas A&M Forest Service ...
Bastrop County Complex Fire: Texas: The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1,500 homes. 2011: 1,748,636 acres (707,648 ha) Richardson Backcountry Fire: Alberta: The largest Canadian fire since 1950. 2011: 156,293 acres (63,250 ha) Las Conchas Fire: New Mexico: Third largest fire in New Mexico state history. 63 homes lost.
A red flag warning has been issued Thursday morning, following the start of two Bastrop County wildfires. Here's what we know. Bastrop County's two wildfires continue burning, but containment ...