A 16-mile-wide blaze southeast of Austin has scorched more than 14,000 acres as firefighters struggle to contain the fire. More than 300 homes in Bastrop have gone up in smoke as the fast-moving fire – which has even jumped the Colorado River – continues to rage on. Evacuees number 5,000 as in Bastrop alone as
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Video: 300 Homes Torched in Texas Wildfire