{"id":295087,"date":"2026-05-15T21:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/295087\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:27:07","slug":"friday-fires-what-is-burning-and-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/295087\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fires: What is burning and where"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of wildfires are burning across the ABC 7 News viewing area.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Panhandle<\/p>\n<p>Randall County<\/p>\n<p>-Chocolate Chip Fire<\/p>\n<p>The Chocolate Chip Fire  started Friday afternoon, about three miles south of Canyon.<\/p>\n<p>It is 3,000 acres and 25% containbed.<\/p>\n<p>The fire is burning on both sides of US-87. The highway is closed from Canyon to FM 1714.<\/p>\n<p>Eastbound FM 1151 is also closed to Rocker K Road.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in Pullman Acres need to prepare to evacuate due to the approaching fires.<\/p>\n<p>A voluntary evacuation was issued for residents near Cemetery Rd, Circle J Rd, and the River Falls Airport area. Residents in these areas are encouraged to evacuate as a precaution and stay alert for further updates.<\/p>\n<p>A temporary shelter is open at Cole Community Center, located at 300 16th St, Canyon, TX<\/p>\n<p>-Hunggate Fire<\/p>\n<p>The Hunggate Fire is 14,300 acres and 40% contained as of 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Randall County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said there is not yet an accurate count of damaged or destroyed structures. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7amarillo.com\/news\/local\/trestle-bridge-in-canyon-collapses-engulfed-in-flames-from-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Storm Search 7 Storm Chaser Barry Nusz captured video of a BNSF railroad trestle that caught on fire collapsing<\/a>. ABC 7 News reached out to BNSF to ask what impact will losing the trestle make on rail deliveries and how long it will take to replace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7amarillo.com\/news\/local\/multiple-wildfire-burning-in-texas-panhandle-eastern-new-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Storm Search 7 Storm Chaser Blake Brown captured video of a wildfire burning a home near 8th Street and W CR 283 southwest of Canyon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Potter County<\/p>\n<p>The Shifty Fire has burned more than 5,000 acres in northwest Potter County. It is 100-percent contained.<\/p>\n<p>Hartley County<\/p>\n<p>The Roman Fire in Hartley County is 2,000 acres and 75-percent contained.<\/p>\n<p>Oldham County<\/p>\n<p>The biggest fire in our area is the Line Fire in Oldham County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern New Mexico<\/p>\n<p>Quay County<\/p>\n<p>The Line Fire has burned 23,000 acres and is 65-percent contained.<\/p>\n<p>An evacuation order was issued Monday night for Nara Vista. The First Baptist Church in Logan was opened as an emergency shelter.<\/p>\n<p>The Mims Fire in southwest Quay County has burned 2,100 acres.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Panhandle<\/p>\n<p>Cimarron County<\/p>\n<p>There are two fires in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>The largest is called the State Line Fire. It is burning along the Oklahoma-Kansas state line. It has consumed 600 acres.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of Hwy 287 was closed Thursday night due to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>The second fire was located seven miles southeast of Boise City.<\/p>\n<p>Beaver County<\/p>\n<p>A small wildfire was reported Thursday night, 5 miles east of Turpin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A number of wildfires are burning across the ABC 7 News viewing area. 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