The fire in a wooded area north of Huntsville went from 100 acres to 1,000 in a matter of three hours Friday afternoon. As of Saturday morning, the growing wildfire has tripled in size.
Homes in Walker County, just north of Huntsville, are being evacuated due to a massively growing wildfire within three miles of Lost Indian Camp Road.A rapidly growing wildfire more than doubled in size overnight as homes were being evacuated north of Huntsville Friday night and Saturday morning.
At 4:21 p.m., the fire was estimated at 100 acres. More than an hour later, at 5:27 p.m., the fire grew to 500 acres. And at 7:37 p.m., just after dusk, the fire grew to 1,000 acres.&M Forest Service reports the so-called Game Preserve Fire has burned about 1,200 acres and is 10% contained.
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