Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

August 26, 2012 | 7:53 PM
By Terrence Henry

Coppell firefighter Lin Whetstine walks through hot spots with a chain saw as the Dallas area fire department go house to house in the wildfire affected areas September 7, 2011 around Bastrop, Texas.

BASTROP, TX – SEPTEMBER 7: . Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last three days, but are now 30 percent contained, according to the Texas Forest Service. (

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