Texas/Oklahoma panhandle fires?

[John Gervais]

Wow, I didn't know the panhandle was on fire - hope everyone's OK - 

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/03/08/five-killed-texas-panhandle-fires-two-states/

CNN International doesn't report anything...  21.gif

[94touring]

I have a great story about driving a mini pickup through the panhandle during fires.  Everyone had evacuated, unknown to me,  and here I am driving while fire hops the highway and EVERYTHING is on fire.  Smoke made it hard to breath. Was actually pretty scary.

[BruceK]

My daughter's boyfriend lost a couple of friends from high school in the fires two days ago - they were out on horseback trying to wrangle cattle to protect them from the fires.  Very sad.

[MiniDave]

I saw that, a young fellow and his girlfriend.....

[John Gervais]

Very sad indeed, sorry to hear about that.

Any idea how it started?


The Perryton fire, nearly half the size of Rhode Island; pretty wild reference - I grew up in Rhode Island.