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Shamrock fire ravages town as wildfires blaze across three states
Grass fires driven by drought spread from Oklahoma into Texas and New Mexico. In Shamrock Oklahoma an abandoned schoolhouse and homes burned as air tankers dropped retardant. Across the region more than 600000 acres burned, 450 homes were lost, and four people died. Authorities linked some blazes to cigarettes and arcing lines with investigations underway.
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Shamrock
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Loren Andrews
Drumright
National Weather Service
Jesse Moore
Mother Nature
Texas Forest Service
Traci Weaver
Irion
Reagan Counties
San Angelo
Erath County
Hobbs
Dan Ware
State Forestry Division
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Aimee Cornish