DEVELOPING STORY: More than two dozen homes were either damaged or destroyed in Balch Springs, Texas after a wildfire spread into neighborhood.
The city fire marshal says the Monday fire was accidental and was sparked by a crew mowing a nearby field near the interstate.The city of Balch Springs only has about eight firefighters working on any given day. There just wasn’t enough of them to stop the fire from spreading so fast, television station Fox 4 reports.
In all, 26 homes were damaged and nine were destroyed. It quickly grew out of control.
People living in the neighborhood described a chaotic scene, watching what started as a grass fire grow, threatening their community and destroy multiple homes.“I could barely breathe or see,” resident Ashley Anderson told the television station. “And I went in the house and got my kids. We ran out.”
#BREAKING: Grass fire burns multiple residential structures in Balch Springs, Texas; evacuations ordered for Spring Ridge neighborhoodpic.twitter.com/8jDJjYR2dW
— I.E.N. (@BreakingIEN) July 25, 2022
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Multiple structures heavily-involved as grass fire threatens residential area. pic.twitter.com/Vr7JUuDtcS— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) July 25, 2022
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This 15-year-old is being called a hero for helping rescue a woman in a wheelchair who was still inside her home as smoke began to fill it.
Hear from him @ 10p @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/vpBd6yj1GN
— Meredith Yeomans (@YeomansNBC5) July 26, 2022
Balch Springs Grassfire Burning Several Homes, Evacuations Issued – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth https://t.co/W1MvwJ8mru
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NOW: Grass fire in Balch Springs has burned at least 8 homes. Neighbors doing whatever they can to make sure theirs isn’t next. @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/rCAy62AHv3
— Meredith Yeomans (@YeomansNBC5) July 26, 2022
People in #BalchSprings are evacuating after fire threatens their homes. @jdmiles11 shares their story tonight on @CBSDFW. pic.twitter.com/jFKQyrx0sM
— Robert McMurrey (@robertmcmurrey) July 26, 2022
