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0:44Now PlayingState officials fighting large wildfires burning across Texas counties | USA TODAY
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0:44Now PlayingOfficials in Texas are working to extinguish large wildfires burning nearly 40,000 acres across multiple counties in the state.
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Four fires that started over Wednesday and Thursday – the Walling, Wheat Field, Kidd and Oakmont fires – were combined for management purposes into the Eastland Complex, according to Texas A&M Forest Service, with the combined total of the flames covering 39,883 acres.
Multiple evacuations were ordered for affected towns, including Carbon, Lake Leon and Gorman, and sections of Highway 6 were closed, fire officials said.
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