Texas calls for help as wildfires worsen
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 01:30
in Earth & Climate
Dry conditions are expected to persist in the drought-stricken center of the state, where 1,000 homes have been destroyed and four people have been killed.Out-of-control wildfires — among the worst in state history — leaped across Texas' parched midsection, destroying 1,000 homes and killing four as firefighters called for more resources and the governor, a Republican presidential hopeful who's made his mark blasting federal spending, asked Washington for help.