You know there was really
no way to sum up this fire.
You're looking at behind
us in bold springs.
Besides absolutely devastating,
I'm Kara Sewell
and I'm Marcus took,
we will get to your weather and
traffic in just a few minutes,
but we do want to get you an
update on everything we know
about this fast moving fire.
Crews say it all started while a
landscaping company was cutting some
grass in an area behind the homes.
You see they're burning this morning.
We can confirm 26 homes destroyed.
As a result,
now fortunately nobody was killed,
but that devastation boy just said
so difficult for those families,
and we do want to start our team
coverage with Chris Sodeke,
who is in Bulge Springs this morning.
Chris Fire crews are watching
the area closely right now.
Yes, Kara, I'm in the field where the
fire started and the fire is out.
Those crews are in the neighborhood
behind me watching for hotspots.
In fact, we just noticed within
the last few minutes what looks
like a flame off in the distance.
So that's possibly a hotspot
that, as we said, they're looking
to make sure those don't pop up
and cause even more problems.
But this destruction and example of how
dry and dangerous things are right now and
proof the slightest spark can cause massive.
Devastation from our chopper.
You could see a huge field
behind the subdivision.
That's where I am.
A landscaping crew was out yesterday,
cutting the grass in this field.
Fire investigators think metal
from lawn mowers may have touched a
piece of metal lying on the ground,
causing a few sparks possibly
starting the fast moving fire.
It burned through this field towards the
homes in the Spring Ridge neighborhood.
At least nine homes were destroyed
and at least 17 others damaged.
Some neighbors could only watch.
In
horror, but we spoke to 113 year old boy
who, along with another neighbor,
got a water hose and did what they could
to keep their home from going down.
I went over here and I was just I
got all the water I couldn't have
done this without my neighbor,
my neighbor, some neighbor.
I feel like he was an Angel cause when we
got here was already he was already here.
If it weren't for him my house could
have been on fire already and I
could have been homeless right now.
And this fire shows.
It just takes that small spark.
So with that in mind,
do not do these things.
Obviously don't toss
cigarettes on the ground,
but make sure you're also not
dragging anything metal like
a tow chain that can cause a
spark and don't park or drive
over tall grass and certainly
no outdoor burning or anything
else that might cause a spark.
Marielle
Ruiz is out here with me.
We're going to talk to her in about
30 minutes about these drought
conditions and the wildfire.
Danger it poses, but for now
I'm going to send it back in
the studio to Greg Fields for
a look at the weather. Yeah,
that he does. The heat does continue
across the area there Chris.
So certainly gonna stay dry out there
too so that the fire danger we're
gonna be talking more about that dust
continue across the area for today.
In fact, if you more counties included
in the heat advisory that we have now
compared to what we had this time yesterday,
you can see a large part of North
Texas now along north of I-20.
Getting on into East Texas with
that heat advisory until at least
8:00 PM here this evening.
And this could get extended.
Going into tomorrow, but right now
until 8:00 PM here this evening,
more heat is on the way.
Triple digits we're headed
for for yet another day,
84 degrees taking down to Fair Park.
Another very warm morning out
there with the Heat index 86.
So a sticky start indeed.
83 in Greenville, along with McKinney.
Right now 81.
As we get out to a waxahachi
along with Corsicana here this
morning so duplicate that is our
word for the day as it's going to
be a lot like it was yesterday,
with more triple digit temperatures and that
high fire danger continues today as well,
so we'll be up around 1:02.
Maybe 103 for that high as
we head into this afternoon,
those South winds today at around 10 to 20,
so they will be a little gusty as
we head on into this afternoon too.
So yes, staying hot and dry for now.
Those rain chances do return late in
the week and near normal temperatures
maybe for the weekend so we will
have some changes to talk about.
More on all that coming up here
in a few minutes.