Wildfire Forces Evacuations At Fort Hood
Wildfire Forces Evacuations At Fort Hood
24 February 2007
published by www.kwtx.com
Texas, USA — A wind-whipped wildfire that started around 1:30 p.m. Saturdaysouth of the Clear Creek Main Exchange on Fort Hood led to some evacuations.
The post said the exchange commissary and some military housing in the areawere evacuated as a precaution.
There was no immediate word on the number of people evacuated from the areaof the fire.
Firefighters from Fort Hood, Killeen and Copperas Cove are helping battle theflames.
Killeens firefighting force was already stretched thin by a grassfire thatspread over a 15-block area, forcing the evacuation of about 100 residentsearlier in the afternoon.
Residents were asked to avoid US Highway 190 south of the Fort Hood Main Gate.
The National Weather Service earlier issued a Red Flag Warning inanticipation of strong winds with gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
Grassfires were burning Saturday throughout much of Central Texas and therewere numerous reports of downed or arcing power lines.
