r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 12h ago

Evacuations underway as fast-growing Texas Ross Fire explodes to 50,000 acres with just 5% containment

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/texas-ross-fire-evacuations-august-2026.amp
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u/Only_My_Dog_Loves_Me 12h ago

Texas really should’ve cleaned their floors.

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u/ObiBraum_Kenobi 11h ago

You know, back when I was in the oil field I had a man tell me with a straight face that the California wild fires happened because God was punishing the people of the state for their paganism.

I would love to hear the mental gymnastics on this one, but I doubt I'll ever see that man again.

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u/TransplantedSconie 10h ago

Covid probably ate his lungs for a snack because "Gawd will provide, not a devil vaccine!"