# Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours

https://mins.news/en/item/31940

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-25 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/3Sv2ISj

> Evacuations have been ordered in rural Texas after a wildfire rapidly expanded within hours, spreading across more than 78 square miles.

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