Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas
STORY: Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas
DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:36
LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S.
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of black smoke billowing from a wildfire in a wooded area in north of Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
2. various of the Huntsville area of Walker County, Texas shrouded in smog
3. various of the rescue efforts
4. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL PATTERSON, Public information officer with Texas A&M Forest Service
STORYLINE:
A fast-spreading wildfire near Huntsville, east Texas, triggered evacuation and a highway closure on Friday night, according to the emergency authorities.
No injuries or property damage have been reported so far.
Texas A&M Forest Service announced on social media it was responding to a request for assistance in Walker County on the "Game Preserve Fire," an estimated 100 acres (0.4 square km), at 4:21 p.m. local time (2121 GMT).
Around 9:30 p.m. (0230 GMT Saturday), the service updated that the fire had grown to an estimated
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