North Texas wildfires slowed Friday as crews extend and strengthen fire lines.
The biggest blaze, the Chalk Mountain Fire, did not spread significantly after it blackened 10 1/2 square miles of land, the Southern Area Blue, Type I Incident Management Team said in a statement.
Although it was only 10% contained, crews were making progress clearing a fire line along the northern head of the blaze to link the eastern and western flanks, where fire lines were complete, team officials said. But drought has left the brush tinder dry and highly flammable in the area about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Crews on Friday continued to mop up small fires along the eastern and western flanks while strengthening and improving the fire lines.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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