CROCKETT COUNTY, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service is assisting with a fire burning in Crockett County.
The fire, which is being called the Coats Fire, started Monday morning and covered around 400 acres.
By 4:40 p.m. the fire had spread to 772 acres and was roughly 85% contained according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Fire Activity Map.
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