Officials Assess Wildfire Damage in Coastal Texas

Two wildfires successful coastal Texas reached 85 percent and 95 percent containment, respectively, connected Friday, April 11.

Firefighters were capable to incorporate the Salt Flats occurrence by 85 percent conscionable aft midnight connected Friday and the Aransas Woods occurrence by 95 percent arsenic of 11:26 americium connected Friday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

On Friday afternoon, the Aransas County Office of Emergency Management posted footage of immoderate of the harm caused by the fires successful Rockport, Texas.

According to the office, the Red Cross was besides assessing areas damaged by the fires connected Friday.

According to the Rockport Volunteer Fire Department, the Aransas Woods occurrence had burned 38 acres and the Salt Flats occurrence had burned 157 acres arsenic of Thursday, April 10. Credit: Aransas County Office of Emergency Management via Storyful