Palo Pinto / Somervell (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – A fire on the west side of Possum Kingdom Lake along Highway 1148 has destroyed several homes and out buildings.
As of 10PM Monday night the fire was 10% contained according to officials. Equipment from several states were called in to help. Planes were scooping water from the lake to drop on the fire. The Red Cross was on scene to assist those displaced by the fire.
Another blaze has burned an estimated 1,000 acres in Somervell County southwest of Fort Worth between Chalk Mountain and Dinosaur Valley State Park.
The Texas A & M Forest Service says there have been 38 fires across the state on Monday that have burned more than 2,600 acres.
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