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Smoke Fills Sky in Central Texas as Fire Prompts Evacuations

Large smoke clouds from the Mesquite Heat Fire filled the sky above central Texas on Wednesday, May 18, amid mandatory evacuations for the area.

Incident information said the fire had grown to 5,000 acres and was 5 percent contained.

This footage, captured by Shelley McCullough, shows scenes near Buffalo Gap, a small town in Taylor County, on Wednesday afternoon. Credit: Shelley McCullough via Storyful

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