Category: Canyon

Five wildfires are burning across Texas, including four in the Panhandle, as crews work to contain blazes ranging from 1,500 to 23,000 acres.

The Hunggate Fire has burned around 14,000 acres and is approximately 30 percent contained, according to Texas fire officials.

Five wildfires are burning across Texas, including four in the Panhandle, as crews work to contain blazes ranging from 1,500 to 23,000 acres.

Canyon city officials say structure loss from Thursday’s wildfires is expected to be substantial.

A 14,000-plus acre fire began in Canyon after a potential rain storm brought only wind and lightning strikes which caused multiple fires to start around Canyon Thursday evening.

Firefighters were called to respond to several fires around the Texas Panhandle and High Plains region on Thursday, multiple of which were still burning Friday morning.

Fast-moving fires burned more than 14,000 acres across the Texas Panhandle.