Central Texas is on fire

[FATHERFORD]

this shit is bad....

[ram57ta]

Just saw on an Austin news site that some kids (teens) lit a fire near the neighborhood I lived in when I lived in Leander and I think the house I rented (along with several others) burned down. What the FUCK is wrong with kids these days?

[01vnms4v]

Just saw on an Austin news site that some kids (teens) lit a fire near the neighborhood I lived in when I lived in Leander and I think the house I rented (along with several others) burned down. What the FUCK is wrong with kids these days?

Because they think it's funny, if it's true I hope those kids if it was kids their house burned to the ground. Just in spite to teach them a lesson that fire is nothing to mess around with

[Geor!]

It smells heavily of smoke here. Wondering if it's something that burned here in The Colony or if it's winds bringing the smoke in from other fires.

[jluv]

It smells heavily of smoke here. Wondering if it's something that burned here in The Colony or if it's winds bringing the smoke in from other fires.

It smells strong like smoke here in Irving as well. Didn't notice it in Euless, but I still figured it was from the fires in Central Texas. It's amazing how much smnoke is pouring into the air.

[streetdemon70]

Im up in valley view and it smell heavily of smoke here also. My wife works in Frisco and said its smells pretty bad up there too.

My prayers and thoughts go out to everyone being affected by the fires and to all of the brave people fighting the fires.

[GhostTX]

Unknown date the image, but it's this years Texas fires (Edit, April 2011)


Video from ISS:

http://www.universetoday.com/88699/texas-wildfires-seen-from-the-international-space-station/

[Tyrone Biggums]

The smoke smell is heavy in Grapevine. I feel for all the families suffering through this.

[Pro88LX]

Im in Frisco and i smelled smoke outside...my eyes started burning a little also...crazy shit

[Leah]

I noticed the haze in the air from Euless to Arlington today. Looks threatening...

[tribaltalon]

some updated information on the Bastrop complex fire..

from the link..

Bastrop County Complex

The fire is 24 miles long and 20 miles wide at its widest part

Evacuated Neighborhoods:
Circle D Estates, KC Estates, Tahitian Village, Pine Forest, ColoVista, Wilderness Ridge, Bastrop State Park, Beuscher State Park, Lake Bastrop Acres, Park Road 1C South to Hwy 71, Harmon Road, Cottletown Road, MD Anderson Research Center, Park Rd 1C west to city of Bastrop north of Hwy 71, S of Hwy 71 to river west of Smithville, La Reata, Pine Valley Loop off Hwy 304, Bluebonnet Acres, Hobbs Creek Subdivision

Boil Water Notice:

Zones 1-5 in effect. All of Bastrop County, except north of US 290.

The City of Bastrop is NOT included in the Boil Water order.



Current Fire Size: 34,000 acres Percent Contained: 30%

Residences/Structures Destroyed: 550 Total Neighborhoods Currently Evacuated: 20

2 fatalities, no further information available until positive identification and notification of family.


and the link to read more about it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGoX18pMAfVYGYT-dubAhIq6uIut3DtbOPRPVxS8z2o/mobilebasic?pli=1&hl=en_US

[thesource]

The smoke made it down to our area about 100 miles south east of Austin yesterday. Its knocked some of the sun light out and lowered the highs but the air smells like smoke.

[one slow 5.0]

Where was this pic taken?

[dmh165638]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gall...688335&index=9

[GrayStangGT]

I think I would cry

http://jalopnik.com/5837816/texas-fires-destroy-one-collectors-175-classic-cars

Texas fires destroy one collector’s 175 classic cars

Texas fires destroy one collector's 175 classic carsThe good news for one Texas man near the massive wildfires is that his home was merely singed, and his family escaped uninjured. The bad news was what the fire took instead — some 175 classic cars, including a Shelby Cobra and about a dozen Corvettes.