A Texas town was helpless to watch as the largest wildfire in state history engulfed it

"We had to watch from a few miles away as our neighborhood burned," he said, his voice trembling with emotion.

Crews will focus on the northern edge of the fire and areas around structures, the forest service said.dotted with scrub brush, ranchland, rocky canyons, and oil rigs. Firefighter Lee Jones was helping douse the smoldering wreckage of homes in Stinnett to keep them from reigniting when the weather starts turning Friday and continues into the weekend.

Two women are the only confirmed deaths so far this week. But with flames still menacing a wide area, authorities had yet to conduct a thorough search for victims or tally homes and other structures damaged or destroyed. , said he directed federal officials to do "everything possible" to assist fire-affected communities, including sending firefighters and equipment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has guaranteed Texas and Oklahoma will be reimbursed for their emergency costs, the president said.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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