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Eventdex · Wildfire

RUSK

323577

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id323,577
episode_id54,005
begin_utc2011-08-18T19:00:00+00:00
end_utc2011-08-19T04:20:00+00:00
stateTEXAS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameRUSK
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceBroadcast Media
episode_narrativeAmbient temperatures around 107 degrees and excessive drought conditions across Northeast Texas were all the ingredients needed for a wildfire near the border of Smith and Rusk Counties. The fire burned about 350 acres and was not contained until late in the evening of the 18th. Thick smoke emerged above the treetops around 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon. According to Smith County authorities, about thirteen homes were threatened, but none were destroyed. So far, no injuries have been reported. In Smith County, County Roads 2115, 2116, and 2113 were closed. |In Rusk County, County Roads 4117, 4116, 4114, and 4120 were closed. The First Baptist Church on Railroad Avenue in Troup, Texas was used as a shelter for fire evacuees.
year2,011

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