A deputy sergeant has reportedly died as she worked to help those in the Eastland community evacuate the recent catastrophic wildfires happening in West Texas.
Highlights
- Deputy Sergeant Barbara Fenley dies in Eastland wildfires after trying to evacuate residents.
- Fenley was last heard from as she was headed to check on an elderly individual while massive flames continued to move across the area.
- She leaves behind her husband and three children.
- The fires in west Texas merged to form what officials call a ‘complex’ that was burning near Eastland, about 120 miles (195 kilometers) west of Dallas.
- About 475 homes have been evacuated so far, and no other casualties have been reported.
- As of Friday afternoon, the fires had burned about 62.5 square miles (160 square kilometers), according to Texas A&M Forest Service.