{"id":417287,"date":"2026-08-26T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/417287\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:24:08","slug":"north-texas-ross-fire-grows-to-80000-acres-12-contained-evacuations-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/417287\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas Ross Fire grows to 80,000 acres, 12% contained; evacuations underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROSS, Texas \u2014 A fast-moving wildfire burning west of Fort Worth has exploded in size, forcing evacuations in parts of North Texas and destroying structures as crews race to contain it.<\/p>\n<p>The Ross Fire has grown to 80,000 acres in parts of Palo Pinto and Jack counties and is 12% contained, according to the Texas A&amp;M Forest Service. The fire started Monday afternoon and quickly grew as crews dealt with dry conditions and gusty winds.<\/p>\n<p>A NASA satellite view shows the size of the Ross Fire compared with other fires visible in the region. <\/p>\n<p>Firefighters have been working to build containment lines and protect communities. Dozers and aircraft have also been sent in to help fight the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said at least five structures have been destroyed. Parts of highways 180 and 254 have been closed because of the fire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/northbound-mopac-shut-down-following-fatal-crash-involving-a-pedestrian-in-central-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ALSO | One dead, northbound Mopac shut down after crash involving scooter rider in central Austin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents described frightening moments as the fire moved through the area over the last couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hill we saw it come over the hill and then about 3:30 in the morning, and that&#8217;s when we thought we lost the houses so and we got we got here at 7 this morning, and we were shocked that we had houses,\u201d homeowner Justin Lane said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband was already awake, so he came in and said we need to get out and we need to get out now,\u201d resident Katie Dean said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/texas-fights-minnesota-extradition-bid-for-ice-agent-accused-in-minneapolis-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ALSO | Texas fights Minnesota extradition bid for ICE agent accused in Minneapolis shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An evacuation center is open at the Twin Lakes Community Activity Center in Jacksboro.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s Press Office posted about the fire, saying the Texas Division of Emergency Management has activated additional statewide fire response resources. <\/p>\n<p>Abbott&#8217;s office also said FEMA has approved a grant request for the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have not released information on what caused the fire, how much damage has been done beyond the structures already reported, or whether more evacuations are expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROSS, Texas \u2014 A fast-moving wildfire burning west of Fort Worth has exploded in size, forcing evacuations in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-417287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}