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Mandatory evacuations are underway in Palo Pinto County, where a wildfire has burned up 1,000 acres of land with 30% containment near Possum Kingdom Lake, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
A fire near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County has burned more than 500 acres over the last couple days, leaving eight homes destroyed. The 1148 fire is 15% contained as of Wednesday morning ...
The Texas A&M Forest Service is assisting a response to the large fire, called the 1148 Fire, at Possum Kingdom Lake, 80 miles west of Fort Worth, where homes were evacuated and caught ablaze.
The complex consists of the Possum Kingdom West Fire (90,000 acres), Possum Kingdom East Fire 11,000 acres (45 km 2), Hohertz Fire 40,000 acres (160 km 2) and Jackson Ranch Fire 7,000 acres (28 km 2). [49] The fire destroyed 166 homes and two churches. 600 more homes were threatened. Possum Kingdom State Park was closed on April
The lake is home to Possum Kingdom State Park, a 1,530-acre (620 ha) state park governed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Possum Kingdom Lake area suffered major wildfires in 2011 during a severe drought, first in April with 160 homes destroyed [11] and again in August–September with 39 homes and 9 recreational vehicles lost. [12]
The previous record for the most homes destroyed by a single fire in Texas was 168, set by the Possum Kingdom Fire in April 2011. [3] The Insurance Council of Texas estimated that the fire inflicted $325 million in insured losses, making the Bastrop County Complex the costliest wildfire in Texas history and among the costliest in U.S. history.
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A fire at Possum Kingdom Lake in April of 2011 burned for 34 days.