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Devastating wildfire outbreaks in texas history. it s not just huge parts of the lone star state that are on fire. parts of california are burning as well. abc s diana alvear joins from us los angeles with more. reporter: rob and tanya, good morning. months of drought and days of high winds have created the perfect recipe for a massive wildfire. and that fire is 0% contained. simply put, it is a monster. the bastrop fire has consumed 600 homes. the most destroyed by a single fire in texas history.y. we got our kids and our pets out. so we just want to know if it s still there or not. reporter: 16 miles long and four miles wide, the austin area blaze is the biggest of dozens of fires in the state. in total, these fires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes. at this point we re just urging people to avoid any outdoor activity which could conceivably start a fire. reporter: governor rick perry has put his presidential campaign on hold to tour the ....

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