August 27, 2013
Texas

Wind turbine north of Hamby catches fire, starts grass fire

By Maggie Contreras | KTXS | August 27, 2013 | www.ktxs.com

HAMBY, Texas – A wind turbine north of Hamby sparked a small grass fire after going up in flames. Firefighters estimate the grass fire to be six to eight acres.

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The fire started around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

The turbine is on Highway 351 north of town.

Firefighters from Hamby, Abilene, and Albany are working on the fire.


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