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Panhandle Wildfires

Texans in the Panhandle recall towering smoke and darkened skies as wildfires crept near their towns

The fires have left at least two people dead and four injured firefighters. Cattle have been lost and homes and businesses decimated in their wake.

A car sits front of the burned the Rose Trailer Sales business on State Highway 136. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.

Roberts County Judge Mitchell Locke talks to visitors in his office. Residents have been working to recover from the Tues day grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.
This home was destroyed by fire at 8566 State Highway 136. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.
From left, Chad Merritt and Casey Smith, of Midland, stand outside of their trucks at the Texas R.V. Park in Fritch, Tx. The two were hauling hay to help ranchers feed their livestock whose grass was destroyed by the fire. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.
Members of the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department ready their equipment in Fritch, Tx. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.

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