Friday, December 30, 2005

Dangerous dry conditions


Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise

Lenard Bettis III of the Winnie - Stowell Volunteer Fire Department battles a field fire near Interstate 10 in Winnie on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. The fire began as a controlled burn but got out of control.


A fire spreads toward an overpass near Interstate 10 as the Winnie - Stowell Volunteer Fire Department tries to control it. The VFD chief said the department handled 50 percent more calls this year than last year.
 

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