Palo Pinto County wildfire now 90% contained
PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas - Rain over the weekend helped firefighters get closer to extinguishing a wildfire in Palo Pinto County, west of Fort Worth.
The Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire that started behind a storage unit south of Possum Kingdom Lake is now 90% contained.
Teams spent Sunday checking the containment lines they built around the fire.
The so-called Storage Fire, which the forest service said was set by a human, has scorched nearly 1,000 acres.
Palo Pinto County wildfire spreads with high winds, evacuations ordered
The Storage Fire has now burned about 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in the area about 65 miles west of Fort Worth.
Some people were forced to evacuate their homes but so far none have been damaged.
There are no reports of injuries.