Fire crews worked to extend and strengthen fire lines Friday as diminished winds and higher humidity slowed the advance of North Texas wildfires, officials said.
The biggest blaze, the Chalk Mountain Fire, did not spread significantly after it blackened 10 1/2 square miles of land, the Southern Area Blue, Type I Incident Management Team said in a statement.
But drought has left the brush tinder dry and highly flammable in the area about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Crews on Friday continued to mop up small fires along the eastern and western flanks while strengthening and improving the fire lines.
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