Texas Wildfire Engulfs Home Killing Young Mother and Baby Daughter
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DALLAS (AP) — A sheriff says a fast-moving wildfire has engulfed a home in East Texas, killing a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter who were trapped inside.
Gregg County Sheriff Maxey Cerliano says the fire destroyed the home Sunday between Lincoln City and Gladewater, more than 100 miles east of Dallas. None of the victims were immediately identified.
Celiano tells the Tyler Morning Telegraph (http://bit.ly/njjkI9) that a male who was inside the house was burned but was able to escape.
Authorities say high winds caused by Tropical Storm Lee are partly to blame for the wildfires that continued to ravage parts of East and Central Texas Sunday. Among the areas hardest hit was Bastrop County just southeast of Austin, where more than 6,000 acres were scorched.
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Information from: Tyler Morning Telegraph, http://www.tylerpaper.com
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CrazyTexan
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 11:00amAt least one of the fires is starting to look like arson, one was started by an arching overhead electrical line/transformer, most are still being investigated.
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/williamson/leander-fire-continues-to-burn-tuesday
Report Post »texascav
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 9:07amWhile airplane firefighting tankers are grounded by the Obuma administration, Texas burns and people die.
Report Post »http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2774697/posts
NOT A CRAZY
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:08amIf you had the NYC mayor he would call for the Federal gov to outlaw fire.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 6:41pmGod bless these people. Please, Lord Jesus, have mercy on this young man who lost his young family. Help his burns heal. Please give Texas the rain they so desperately need.
Report Post »Grapeknutz
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:40pmtoday as of now we are all texans!
Report Post »momsense
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:40pmWhen Obozo chose NOT to send any help to Americans in Texas–he insured their deaths. Would have have ignored his Illegals—you bet your a@@ not ! They’ll vote Democrud to keep their freeloads.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:40pmBut, this piece of dirt will take care of …. “HIS PEOPLE”.
Report Post »SCARY
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:19pmWaiting for the funny,funny comments from the arrogant a-holes that the blaze won’t sweep clean from this site.
Report Post »Where’d you guys go?
Not “man” enough to make jokes about a young woman and a child burning to death?
C’mon ,we all know you’ve lost your humanity long ago.So,let‘s hear’um!I can’t wait !!
You barely human sons-a-b1tches.
bankerpapaw
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 11:36amWith the grudges and chips on his shoulder, he will see to it Texas doesn’t get any help.
Report Post »tankyjo
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 10:47amLORD bless you dear people of Texas. You don’t need no stinkin FED.
Report Post »politicaljules
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 10:01ampray for texas
Report Post »Chappy123
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 7:15amPray for Rain in Texas.
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 6:13amObumbler is afraid of our govenor and knows that Texas will not support his liberal agenda, nor will
we give up our 2nd amendment rights. We don’t want his health care nor his state welfare – go bail out California and Gov Moonbeam. Maxine and Nancy (the Queen of Botox) will support him.
Psalm 109:8
Report Post »M100Spiral
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:11pmPsalm 109:8
“Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”
Yes, I second that!!!
His approval rating is very low. So, I really hope his days are numbers as few in that office.
Report Post »rightnowio
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 5:41amTexas wildfire in pictures – http://goo.gl/L4BZz
Report Post »teddie888
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 4:12amA total of 2 1/2 million acres has burned in the wildfires that continue in Tx and absolutely no response from the feds of any help from them. The prez has ignored our plea for help with a natural disaster which is their job
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 5:43amThe Feds can keep out of Texas. We don’t need their “help”. Screw them!
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 6:04amAs long as Perry is scaring Obumbler we won’t get any help from DC, Obumbler will worry more about a fire in the California Desert than a fire in a populated area of Texas – it’s call politics, son.
Pray for our President – Psalm 109:8
Report Post »quicker
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 6:19amYa ,we seen how Fema works with hurricane Ike .Semis trailers loaded with ice taken to San Antonio and left at an air base to melt.Sorry to hear about the woman and child.This drought is going to realy hit next year as the water table goes down here in Jones Creek water table is supose to be at 60 feet and is down to 72 feet .I am lucky that i have a rather deep well and still have 30 foot over the foot valae.But many others don`t.And this gets to be rather pricey.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 3:28pm@Teddie888
Report Post »Yeah, well one day that heartless Red will burn in h*ll, and nobody will listen to *his* pleas.
kryptonite
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 3:50pm@Bill Rowland
Pray for our President – Psalm 109:8
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And 2 Tim. 4:14 thus:
Barack the commie has done America much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works.
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:55amMy prayers are with Texas tonight.
Report Post »neiman1
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:37amI don’t have an understanding of how a male can escape while a woman and a child are burned to death. The very concept is beyond comprehension.
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 7:37amHaven`t you heard the lie? Women are equal to men.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 4:30pmThat was my gut reaction too. To be fair, maybe he couldn’t get to them in time. Maybe he was drunk or high, and barely made it out of there himself. Perhaps the neighbors will enlighten us as to this man’s character.
Report Post »M100Spiral
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:18pmYesterday, on one of the news videos, I believe that I heard that a wall came down on the two. The man apparently narrowly escaped death.
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:23amDo the fireman down there not warn people to evacuate?
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 5:45amThe salt cedar trees down here have an explosive oil in them and the fire spreads so rapidly there is no time to warn anyone.
Report Post »M100Spiral
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:34pmI believe Eucalyptus is like that as well. It has a flammable sap. When little sparks or pieces of its burning bark gets carried in the wind and lands somewhere else, the sparks or burning pieces ignite a new fire.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:21amWow…how fast was this moving that there was no warning? Was it the middle of the night or daytime?
Prayers going out to the family.
Report Post »Will M.
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:11amPray for rain…we could use a miracle!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 3:13amI have been and will continue to pray for you to get rain. Was praying that the tropical storm would bring some .. now it looks like it is just adding to the problem.
Prayers going out to the family of this young mother and child … and for all in harms way.
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 8:02amI have been praying for rain in Texas and Okla,I pray for this family ,amother sad story, hay has become very expensive to buy in Texas and Okla. many farmers are selling their cattle because they can’t afford to buy the hay
Report Post »FyreFury
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:07amIt’s tragic that they were so young. I’m from Texas myself born and raised. FEMA (not that we want them here) does nothing. Why you ask? Because were a right to work state. We have had a problem with wildfires this season but we stay strong. For the family i’m sorry for your loses. It’s a damn shame.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 2:09amI pray for you daily. Got family living in Texas and they love it!
Report Post »I know Texas is known for these prairie fires and drought, but hasn’t the Army Corpse of Engineers ever considered irrigation canals from either the gulf or Missouri River, or some such water source? For sure this administration wouldn’t consider any such thing, but they used to say about America, “If you can dream it, you can build it!” At one time it worked in California before their little minnow got the environmentalists all stirred up.
mossbrain
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:01amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8
22hornet
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:10amIdiot
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