Texas wildfires: Aerial footage shows firefighters battling burning homes

The mower was being used in the open field to trim the brush when its blade struck some debris and generated a spark that ignited the blaze, said Balch Springs Fire Marshal Sean Davis. The fire spread quickly north from the shoulder of Interstate 20 to the subdivision about 4 pm on Monday, causing varying degrees of damage to 14 to 20 homes before the flames were contained, Davis said. Aerial video (main) showed the fire spread up and down the street as firefighters and homeowners working in 103-degree heat tried to prevent the fire from spreading to more of the bricked frame homes (inset: distraught homeowners).

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