The Texas wildfires continue ravaging the state as winds from tropical storm Lee, drought, and firefighter fatigue hamper efforts to slow the flames.
The L.A. Times reports that more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed, and 5,000 residents evacuated as 181 separate fires burn out of control.
Almost two-dozen new fires overnight were triggered by downed power lines, rubbish fires, and in at least one case -- welding.
Nearly 120,000 acres have burned in the past week.
Smoke from a wildfire hangs in the sky, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, in Bastrop, Texas
A large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, Monday, Sep. 5, 2011 burns piles of lumber and ranch posts.
Remnants of a burned out home off Highway 71 near Bastrop
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