Texas Wildfire Rapidly Expanding as Dry Weather Fans Flames
Texas A&M Forest Service members attend the The Crittenburg Complex in Texas.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service
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A Texas wildfire that forced some residents to evacuate has almost doubled in a size in a matter of hours as dry, windy conditions fanned the flames.
The Crittenburg Complex blaze about 70 miles (115 kilometers) north of the state capital Austin already has burned more than 50 square miles of brush, a 92% increase from earlier Monday. The town of Flat was temporarily evacuated on Sunday and people in several other communities have been warned to be prepared to flee, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.