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Fast-moving Palo Pinto County grass fire grows to 4,000 acres; U.S. 180 shut down

Fast-moving Palo Pinto County grass fire grows to 4,000 acres; U.S. 180 shut down
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A wildfire in Palo Pinto County has grown to more than 4,000 acres and shut down U.S. Highway 180 Monday afternoon, county and state officials say, as more than 100 firefighters battle the flames in record heat. Danny Watkins, fire chief of Palo Pinto County ESD1, said at about 5 p.m. that they were

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