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Grass Fire War;
500 Acres Lost
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COLLEGE STATION — An call at 1:50 p.m. until 11:38 per cent, humidity and 20
eight alarm grass fire, one of p.m. m.p.h. winds made fighting
the largest in College Station's "The probable cause of the the fire "rough."
history, relentlessly devoured fire was sparks from a passing One fireman, volunteer
more than 500 acres of train," said College Station Richard Holbert, was over -
valuable pastureland south of Fire Chief Doug Landua, "but come by smoke and heat
College Station Monday. we are still checking other exhaustion. He was taken to
Dozens of volunteers and leads." Bryan Hospital, kept on
firemen from Bryan and Landua said this was the oxygen overnight and will
College Station fought the largest fire he can remember probably be released today, IN
menacing blaze along the threatening the city. Homes in the fire chief said.
Wellborn Highway for more the Southwood Valley Addition Others fighting the fire were Z
than three hours before the of College Station were singed, but no other major
major portion of that fire was threatened by the fire east of casualties were reported. P .
under control. College Station State Highway 2154 moving There were numerous fires J "'
firemen were actually on the north. along HWY 2154, according to
scene of the fires from the first Landua said that a low, 15 Landua. The fire east of HWY
2154 and south of HWY 2818
destroyed about 175 acres and
threatened Southwood Valley.
Another fire east of HWY 2154
and north of Barron Road
-, destroyed about 100 acres and I—
; - , another fire "between the two
y �' *1 a Graham Roads" destroyed
. about 250 acres of g rassland
There were no homes
�, /, , .., destroyed in the fire, although "'
g M � � � i some sheds were burned to the
: '� ground.
Fire Chief Landua ex- + K \
r ; presses thanks to all those who a v
Iii helped fight the fire in College
Station Monday.
Bryan firemen were also
kept busy Monday with grass
T ; - fires. There were nine
reported in Bryan. The largest ..
occurred at 1:22 p.m. near
£';` Richard and Groesbeck
Streets, destroying about 40
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acres of grassland. There were
.
three units from the Bryan
Fire Department answering
this call and one from the
College Station Fire Depart-
ment.
No one was injured in any of
VOLUNTEERS JOIN IN FIRE FIGHT these fires and no other
property damage was
Dozens Responded to Offer Help reported.
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HIGH WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY PROVIDED TINDERBOX FOR FIRE IN BRYAN
Massive Eight -Alarm Blaze in CS Later Added to Firemen's Worries Monday
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