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For a fourth year, South Temple resident Richard Archer said he and his neighbors endured illegally ignited fireworks in their neighborhood that continued well past midnight into the early morning
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Winds whipped up a grass fire in Temple late Thursday morning â spewing thick black smoke into the air visible across the city.
The fire, quickly attacked by Temple and Troy firefighters, was smothered and left a charred area in the 900 East Garfield Avenue, Temple officials said.
âIt was knocked down pretty quick, but some units stuck around to make sure everything was out,â Temple Fire & Rescue spokesman Santos Soto said.
The wildfire potential was high Thursday across portions of Texas, including the Western Plains and Trans Pecos area, the Texas A&M Forest Service said.
âWe have seen an uptick in activity throughout the county, but we are expecting to see some rain this weekend, which will hopefully minimize the risk of fires in the area.â Matthew Schlaefer, regional fire coordinator for the Texas A&M Forest Service, said Thursday.