Massive Fire Erupts Overnight in Sand Branch Area of Dallas County, Sheriff's Office Says

Fire Hits Sand Branch, the Dallas County Community Without Running Water

It’s been 41 years since the unincorporated community of Sand Branch has had clean water, despite being 400 feet from the City of Dallas’s Southside Wastewater Treatment Plan. In the intervening years, residents have made do with bottled water and the tenacity born from being told “no” a lot. Last night, 10 acres of Sand … Continued The post Sand Branch Has Waited 41 Years for Clean Water. Then the Fires Came. appeared first on D Magazine.

Large grass fire in Sand Branch prompts multi-department response, burns 10 acres

Fire crews worked through the night and into Sunday to contain the fire, which officials expect to be an extended operation.

Massive fire erupts overnight in Sand Branch area of Dallas County, sheriff's office says

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Fire in Dallas County prompts evacuations overnight

According to the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, the fire happened in the 200 block of Burns Drive about 10 p.m. Saturday.

Multiple fire departments battling large fire in Sand Branch area, officials say

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office says the area has been evacuated. Sand Branch has had a history of poor water access.