MEDINA COUNTY, Texas — Fire crews and neighbors worked together to contain a brush fire in Medina County on Tuesday night that destroyed a home.
The blaze threatened several houses off I-35 between Lytle and Natalia, and one witness said he heard an explosion. Officials said that two acres burned, but was contained thanks to the efforts of four departments and 10 trucks that came together.
Hilario Perez said he smelled burning and saw black smoke before he saw the flames approaching his neighbor's home. He and the neighbors were working to contain the fire when the heard a loud boom. He says it was a gas line that exploded. He mentioned that the wind and dry grass were a concern.
Perez said that the firefighters had been busy and were tired, and that they had encouraged him and his neighbor to help them pull out the hose.
"It's a pretty tough job if you ask me," he said. "I do have a cousin in the fire department, so to me I was proud to give a little hand."
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