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Grass fire torches at least 20 Dallas-area homes

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A grass fire apparently sparked by a mower swept about 300 yards across a tinder-dry open field to a suburban Dallas subdivision Monday, burning through wooden fences and torching a row of at least 20 homes, officials said. The blaze in Balch Springs was the latest in drought-stricken North Texas, which has been vulnerable to explosive wildfires for at least two weeks.

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The Independent

Official: Grass fire torches as many as 20 Dallas-area homes

Officials say a grass fire apparently sparked by a mower in a suburban Dallas open field swept a few hundred yards almost instantly to a row of homes in a subdivision, setting as many as 20 on fire

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Official: Grass fire torches as many as 20 Dallas-area homes

Officials say a grass fire apparently sparked by a mower in a suburban Dallas open field swept a few hundred yards almost instantly to a row of homes in a

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Grass fire torches as many as 20 Dallas-area homes

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KIFI

Drought-parched grass fuels fire in Dallas-area neighborhood - Local News 8

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A grass fire apparently sparked on the shoulder of a suburban Dallas freeway swept a few hundred yards almost instantly to a row of homes in a subdivision, setting at least eight on fire. The Monday afternoon fire just off Interstate 20 in Balch Springs. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Firefighting teams have thrown dozens of extra crew members into the fight against a North Texas wildfire that has destro…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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CBS News

Grass fire spreads into Balch Springs neighborhood

A grass fire has spread into a neighborhood, catching several homes on fire in Balch Springs.

2 years ago

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KVIA

Drought-parched grass fuels fire in Dallas-area neighborhood

GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — Firefighting teams have thrown dozens of extra crew members into the fight over the weekend against a North Texas wildfire that has destroyed 16 homes and damaged five others, officials said Monday.The crews have held the Chalk Mountain Fire effects in check at 10 1/2 square miles (27 1/4 square kilometers) since last week, according to the Southern Area Blue, Type-I Incident Management Team.Team leaders say they have add…

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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