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Texas residents fled their homes overnight after a wildfire in Walker County quickly grew to engulf thousands of acres.  The blaze, dubbed the Game Preserve Fire, ignited Friday afternoon near Huntsville, an hour north of Houston, and spread to 3,000 acres from 100 in less than a day, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.  As of Saturday morning, only 10% of the …

CNN  —  A large wildfire burning across 500 acres in Huntsville, Texas, forced some parts of the city to evacuate Friday, as forecasters are predicting extremely hot weather to persist over Labor Day weekend. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the fire, named the “Game Preserve Fire,” has burned an estimated 500 acres and is 0% contained. Aircraft are …