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Prairie Fire Devours Hundreds of Acres Near Bowie
Brashear Brothers reported about 1000 acres burned with 300 acres lost on Cantwell land and 300 acres of good grass burned. Firefighters, aided by foam drops, halted the blaze by 4 p.m. on Salty Brite’s ridge south of Bowie. The community thanked responders as the fire threatened Newport and the Stoneburg Highway area.
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Brashear
Brashear Brothers
James Cantwell
Bobby Brashear
Mother Nature
Newport
Salty Brite
Bowie
Stoneburg Highway