Granbury Real Estate

Granbury News for 28-Dec-2005

'Wind-Driven Grass Fires Kill One in Texas (Idaho Press-Tribune)Texas Gov. Rick Perry deployed state firefighters and issued a disaster declaration after at least 73 fires were reported burning in the northern and central parts of the state. Firefighters from at least three other states were called in to help.

'National news (Houston Chronicle)KENNEDALE, Texas ? Rancher Dean Dillard was able to save his 72-year-old mother's home by soaking the land before fires roared through his hometown. Many of his neighbors weren't as lucky.

'Wind-Driven Grass Fires Kill One in Texas (Idaho Press-Tribune)"It's like trying to stop a 30-mph car coming down the street," Texas Deputy Fire Marshal Keith Ebel said. "The wind is the worst enemy right now."

'US state ravaged by wildfires (Independent Online)Fires fuelled by dry brush and driven by gusty wind raced across parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing at least one person, damaging scores of homes and forcing the evacuation of a small town.

'Wind-Driven Grass Fires Kill One in Texas (WINK TV Southwest Florida)CROSS PLAINS, Texas Rancher Dean Dillard was able to save his 72-year-old mother's home from grass fires by soaking the land around it. But many of his neighbors weren't as lucky.

'Warm, dry winds fuel wildfire crisis in state (Houston Chronicle)Fires fueled by dry brush and driven by gusty wind raced across parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Tuesday, killing at least one person, damaging scores of homes and forcing the evacuation of a small town.

'Wind-Driven Grass Fires Kill One in Texas (AP via Yahoo! News) Rancher Dean Dillard was able to save his 72-year-old mother's home from grass fires by soaking the land around it. But many of his neighbors weren't as lucky.

Return to Granbury Real Estate

Return to Granbury News Archive