Dry conditions spark fires across the Panhandle
DALHART & AMARILLO, TEXAS -- UPDATE Monday, Nov. 29: The Dalhart Fire Department's Fire Marshal Curtis Brown said the grass fire burned 370 acres. One house was threatened and saved during the blaze, a total of four fire departments responded to the fire. Brown said the cause of the fire was a broken wheel bearing on a car that caused the wheel to go out, and either sparks or the heat from that sparked the fire.
Previously Posted:
The high fire danger and dry conditions across the panhandle on Sunday kept firefighters busy.
One fire near Dalhart is now under control. According to dispatch in Dalhart the fire started at 3:14 p.m. just west of highway of 87.
They say the fire started by a wheel bearing that went out. The wind carried the fire across Highway 87 onto government regulated CRP land.
Fire crews from Channing, Hartley and Dalhart all aided to get the blaze under control. A sprinkler system, corrals, and smaller farm buildings were burned and are a complete loss. No homes were burned.
No one was hurt and fire crews are still determining how much grass has burned.
In Amarillo, about 10 acres of grass off of Loop 335 near Whitaker Road started burning Sunday afternoon. About 10 fire trucks and 20 firemen were dispatched to that area.
Fire crews said the fire started from sparks after a truck's tire blew out. Officials said the tall grass and low humidity made conditions perfect for fire to spread.
There were no injuries and fire crews got the fire under control quickly.
