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The 2011 Texas wildfires were a series of destructive wildfires in Texas that occurred in the 2011 fire season. During 2011 in Texas, around 31,453 fires had burned 4,000,000 acres or 16,190 square kilometres [ 3 ] (about double the previous record), 2,947 homes [ 3 ] (1,939 of which were destroyed over the Labor Day weekend), and over 2,700 ...
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.
March 6 – Westchase Hilton hotel fire in Houston, Texas, killed 12. April 25 – A fire resulting from an explosion at an antiques exhibition in Todi, Italy killed 34. May 11 – The Notre Dame de Lourdes Church fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, destroyed the historic church and much of two adjacent city blocks.
Historic wildfires have decimated well over a million acres of land in the Texas panhandle. Here are some of the most compelling images.
A preliminary assessment shows the deadly Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas has destroyed as many as 500 structures since it ignited on Feb. 26, and a woman who lost her home is suing a Panhandle ...
The Grape Vine Creek fire, at 34,800 acres, was 60% contained. The Magenta Fire in Oldham County, spanning approximately 3,300 acres, was 85% contained. The 2,000-acre 687 Reamer Fire was 10% ...
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North Texas wildfires have claimed about 500,000 acres and continue to burn. Texans in the panhandle capture video, photos of the natural disaster.