Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110906/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_wildfires"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110905/capt.d0c13fd4f0dc4727af59dc706f8bf981-a8ee50912ac14942ab886aa2d0c5d138-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=e_3OLJdICx12WF8qGhpScw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, Monday, Sep. 5, 2011. A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel)" border="0" /></a>AP - Firefighters trying to control a wind-fueled wildfire that has destroyed nearly 500 homes in Central Texas were looking for a few overnight hours of diminished winds as thousands of evacuees spent the night away from their threatened homes.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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