Crews to north Texas fight a fire that has destroyed 150 homes so far and scorched 60 000 hectares.
The fire of Possum Kingdom Lake, West of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is the largest of several brands that have been burning across the State affected by the drought last week.
The fire started last Friday near the lakeside community and is since then spread to the other two counties.
Several roads near the reservoir have been closed. Boating access has been declared off limits Tuesday to all, except for responding to the fire emergency workers.
Tuesday, the authorities ordered the 400 inhabitants of Palo Pinto, approximately 80 kilometres west of Fort Worth, at the head of east Mineral Wells because the flames advanced.
Palo Pino County Sheriff Ira Mercer told CBS News that fire crews have not found a way to stop the blaze and him have said is "the perfect storm is fire".
But weary firefighters had some reasons to hope in form of rain and higher moisture levels were forecast for the rest of the week in some parts of the State.
A chance of 20 to 30 per cent of rain was forecast for Wednesday and Thursday in the North Texas region, said Daniel Huckaby, a forecaster at the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
"Some areas will get some rain, but unfortunately most will not." And the chaotic wind that can produce thunderstorms, and they can produce lightning, which may aggravate, Huckaby was. But as moisture levels increase, "even without rain, conditions are more positive."
The fire also threatens the small towns of Graford and Strawn, South of the Lake, although no evacuation was ordered.
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