Authorities went house to house in a search for victims in burned-out towns on Monday as firefighters in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma battled grass fires across the drought-stricken region. Since Tuesday, fires have charred thousands of hectares and destroyed more than 250 structures in the three states.
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/ 23 September 2005
A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire and was rocked by explosions early on Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 24 people, authorities said. ”Deputies were unable to get everyone off the bus,” Dallas county sheriff’s department spokesperson Don Peritz said.