Dry Conditions To Blame For Lubbock County Grass Fires - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

Dry conditions here on the South Plains are responsible for a number of grassfires Monday.

Firefighters remained on the scene of a blaze at County Road 5300 and I-27 for more than three hours. It broke around one o'clock Monday afternoon. Several homes were threatened, but thanks to the wind, the fire was shifted in a new direction.

Firefighters from Shallowater, New Deal and Abernathy all helped to extinguish the blaze.

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