Wildfires wiped out 86 homes and a majority of the small town of Carbon, Texas, the Dallas Morning News reported on Saturday, as four fires west of Dallas burned 54,000 acres (22,000 hectares) and killed a sheriff's deputy who was helping people flee.
The four fires, designated as the Eastland Complex, have raged since Wednesday or Thursday in Eastland County, about 120 miles west of Dallas, and were about 30% contained, the Texas A&M Fire Service said on Saturday.
Driven by strong winds and feasting on dry brush, the fires consumed most of Carbon within three hours, the Morning News said, based on a reporter's dispatch from the town. Governor Greg Abbott on Friday declared a disaster in 11 Texas counties and ordered flags to be lowered to half staff in Eastland County in honor of the sheriff's deputy Barbara Fenley, his office announced.
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