3,000 Are Encouraged to Flee as Wildfires Near
From Times Wire Reports
Stiff winds pushed wildfires deeper into the parched Texas Panhandle, threatening six small towns and prompting authorities to urge 3,000 people to evacuate.
State officials recommended that residents flee ahead of the flames, but local leaders did not mandate evacuations.
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