Evacuations ordered as wildfire grows to 600 acres in Palo Pinto County

UPDATE: Mandatory evacuation area expanded at wildfire near Possum Kingdom Lake; fire is 'exhibiting extreme behavior.'

Evacuations are underway Thursday as crews battle a wildfire that has consumed more than 600 acres and threatened 150 homes in Palo Pinto County.

A mandatory evacuation was ordered Thursday afternoon for people in the Gaines Bend neighborhood along Possum Kingdom Lake's eastern shoreline. The mandatory evacuation was later expanded to include the Sportsmans World Recreation Center and Hells Gate area, the Forest Service said. About 150 homes are threatened by the fire.

."When people evacuate an area ahead of time, fire personnel can focus their efforts on protecting homes and [valuables] in a neighborhood."According to officials, crews were making progress Wednesday night using dozers to build a containment line on the flanks of the fire. Firefighters also conducted tactical firing operations to remove unburned vegetation between the containment line and active fire, officials said.

However, it is too early for authorities to know if this fire season could be as destructive as last year when crews across Palo Pinto County battled more than 120 wildfires.

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