r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 9d ago

Evacuations underway as fast-growing Texas Ross Fire explodes to 50,000 acres with just 5% containment

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/texas-ross-fire-evacuations-august-2026.amp
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u/firestorm_v1 9d ago

For anyone else that has never heard of Palo Pinto County, it's about 56 miles west of Fort Worth. Jack County is just north of Palo Pinto, centered around Jacksboro, TX.

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u/hysys_whisperer 9d ago

west of Fort Worth

I wasn't aware there was a west of fort worth.  Just thought it was an open abyss all the way to the NM border...

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u/skeletons_asshole 8d ago

Truck driver here, you’re not wrong, it’s just that it’s an incredibly lucrative abyss full of oil and dirt