Pecos County Wildfire Continues
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: April 13, 2011
PECOS COUNTY -- A fire continues to grow in southeast Pecos County.
The Cannon Fire has now burned more than 15,000 acres near Interstate 10, southwest of Iraan. The blaze is now a combination of 4 separate fires.
Those fires broke out when lightning hit dry vegetation in the rugged terrain Sunday night. Fierce winds helped spread the blaze Tuesday, and crews had to close a section of Interstate 10, although that highway has now been reopened.
Meanwhile, smoke has continued to reduce visibilities in the area.
The Cannon Fire has now burned more than 15,000 acres near Interstate 10, southwest of Iraan. The blaze is now a combination of 4 separate fires.
Those fires broke out when lightning hit dry vegetation in the rugged terrain Sunday night. Fierce winds helped spread the blaze Tuesday, and crews had to close a section of Interstate 10, although that highway has now been reopened.
Meanwhile, smoke has continued to reduce visibilities in the area.
