Dallas, Fort Worth Fire Departments Fight Multiple Fires Started by Fourth of July Fireworks

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The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth fought several fires on Monday night after Fourth of July fireworks set dry grass ablaze.

In total, Fort Worth Fire Department officials were dispatched to 77 grass and brush fires in the city, with a total of 145 fire calls so far Monday evening. These calls do not include Panther Island where crews were on-site and prepared in case of emergency.

Fort Worth Fire Department officials said they had been wetting the grass at Panther Island on Monday and the week before to take precautions. "It is very dry. It is breezy. It's incredibly dangerous. One spark is all it takes," the fire department said in a tweet Monday evening.That is a total of 145 calls so far today.

[These calls do not include Panther Island. FWFD crews were on site and pre-staged as they are with any large event in the city].

 

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Started by garbage humans who drove 50' into Johnson Co to buy bullshit fireworks during a drought, a burn ban, when we're more sensitive to veterans who have fought in wars & dogs who violently shake. THOSE people started the fires. And why The Purge should be legal.

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