Firefighting crew are still struggling against the desolating wildfire in Central Texas that destroyed nearly 1,400 homes in Bastrop County, near Austin.
A spokesperson for the Texas Forest Service reported that they have been able to put off many of the big flames, despite higher winds.
There were 176 fires burning in Texas on Wednesday and 120 of them were in East Texas, Texas Forest Service Spokesperson, Warren Bielenberg reportedly said. Of the 20 new fires that popped up this same day, we found 19 of them in East Texas.
Firefighters work on sections of the 35,000-acre wildfire in Bastrop, Texas, September 8, 2011. Some 1,386 homes have been destroyed in a monstrous fire burning southeast of Austin that has destroyed more homes than any other blaze in Texas history, county officials said on Thursday.REUTERSThe charred remains of a washer and dryer are seen on the site of a home burnt to the ground by a wildfire in Bastrop, Texas, September 8, 2011. Some 1,386 homes have been destroyed in a monstrous fire burning southeast of Austin that has destroyed more homes than any other blaze in Texas history, county officials said on Thursday.REUTERSHousehold items are scattered among the debris from a 35,000-acre wildfire in Bastrop, Texas, September 8, 2011. Some 1,386 homes have been destroyed in a monstrous fire burning southeast of Austin that has destroyed more homes than any other blaze in Texas history, county officials said on Thursday.REUTERSBastrop area residents look at burn maps showing the nearly 35,000-acre wildfire in Bastrop, Texas, September 8, 2011. The Bastrop County Complex fire, located about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Austin in the central part of the state, has destroyed up to 600 homes, the most of any single fire in Texas history.REUTERSEric Kemper sorts through the debris that remains of his home after it was destroyed as wildfires burn out of control near Bastrop, Texas September 6, 2011. An estimated 1,000 homes are being threatened in Bastrop County, just east of Austin, as a 14,000-acre wildfire rages out of control and causing evacuations.REUTERSFirefighter Darrell Walker hoses a tree affected by a 35,000-acre wildfire in Bastrop, Texas, September 8, 2011. Some 1,386 homes have been destroyed in a monstrous fire burning southeast of Austin that has destroyed more homes than any other blaze in Texas history, county officials said on Thursday.REUTERSA burnt car sits in front of a house that has been razed to the ground as a wildfire burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas.REUTERS
