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Kaley Johnson

North Texas wildfire contained in Hood, Erath as fire grows in Eastland County

Fire crews continued to try and contain separate wildfires spanning several Texas counties on Monday.

Fires covering about 10,000 acres across Erath and Hood County were about 50% contained but under control on Monday afternoon, the Texas A&M Forest Service posted on Twitter. A mandatory evacuation order issued on Sunday for Lipan in Hood County was lifted as of Monday morning, according to a tweet from Hood County.

"The fire is still active but forward progression has been stopped," the Texas A&M Forest Service tweeted Monday morning.

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