High winds and drought conditions are fueling dozens of fires in Central and East Texas that have scorched thousands of acres, burned hundreds of homes and claimed lives.
A 20-year-old woman and her child died in their trailer home Sunday near Gladewater, Texas, unable to escape the inferno that one longtime Texas sheriff said was the fastest-moving fire he had ever seen. That fire has since been extinguished.
The largest wildfire currently burning in the state began Sunday afternoon in Bastrop County and has blackened more than 14,000 acres, caused over 5,000 people to evacuate and damaged or destroyed at least 300 homes, according to fire officials. The 16 miles wide and four miles long blaze, southeast of Austin, continues to rage unchecked.
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