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Wildfires in Texas Prompt Evacuations, Disaster Declaration
The largest of the fires, the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County, has expanded to 250,000 acres, or nearly 391 square miles.
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... Fast-spreading wildfires are threatening towns in the Texas Panhandle, prompting evacuations and a disaster declaration by the governor. On Monday, the Texas A&M Forest Service helped with 13 wildfire requests covering 77,135 acres. By Tuesday, they were still dealing with five active wildfires in the state. The fires caused the Pantex facility, an installation that assembles and disassembles nuclear weapons and materials for the U.S. government, to pause its operations until further notice on Tuesday. "The fire near Pantex is not contained," the company said. "Response efforts have shifted to evacuations. There is a small number of non-essential personnel sheltered on-site." Pantex is roughly 30 miles east of Amarillo, Texas. ...
On Monday, the Texas A&M Forest Service helped with 13 wildfire requests covering 77,135 acres. By Tuesday, they were still dealing with five active wildfires in the state.
The fires caused the Pantex facility, an installation that assembles and disassembles nuclear weapons and materials for the U.S. government, to pause its operations until further notice on Tuesday.
"The fire near Pantex is not contained," the company said. "Response efforts have shifted to evacuations. There is a small number of non-essential personnel sheltered on-site."
Pantex is roughly 30 miles east of Amarillo, Texas. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-28 12:59 AM | Reply
How fast did Cancun Cruz beat feet?
#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-02-28 01:39 AM | Reply | Funny: 1
Guess they should have raked more.
#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-02-28 09:21 AM | Reply | Funny: 1
Fire season already?
Here we go. Again.
#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-02-28 11:55 AM | Reply
Wow-sheltering in a facility full of nuclear bomb waste surrounded by wildfire? THAT takes balls! They should take a few loads down to Austin and surround the governors mansion with it.
#5 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-02-28 02:05 PM | Reply
Not yet announced: the State of Texas asking for federal dollars to help out. Diamond Joe should insist that Wheels Abbott come to the White House and walk across the floor of the Oval Office to present his request in person. Crawling not allowed...
#6 | Posted by catdog at 2024-02-28 02:15 PM | Reply
"Not yet announced: the State of Texas asking for federal dollars to help out."
According to trump world Gov Abbott should be required to praise Biden first before he receives any federal dollars. Meanwhile we can send some rakes and paper towels!
#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-02-28 04:21 PM | Reply
Looks like Gawd hates the -------- state of Texas.
#8 | Posted by a_monson at 2024-02-28 09:44 PM | Reply
It looks like Texas is burning up because Hot Wheels didn't lay down enough razor wire.
#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-02-28 09:50 PM | Reply
It is hilarious how insane and emotional the white liberals have become. Mental illness is the real pandemic, and so much of it has landed on this board.
#10 | Posted by CommonCents816 at 2024-02-28 10:39 PM | Reply
Guess he really is governor hot wheels now.
#11 | Posted by dibblda at 2024-02-29 01:58 AM | Reply
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