REAGAN COUNTY, Texas — UPDATE 3/18 8:11 p.m.: The Chico Lane Fire is 100% contained, according to the Texas Wildfire Incident Response System.
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UPDATE 3/18 4:05 p.m.: The Chico Lane Fire is at 8,000 acres, but is reportedly 95% contained.
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UPDATE 3/18 3:25 a.m.: The Chico Lane Fire is at 8,000 acres, but is reportedly 80% contained.
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The Texas A&M Forest Service and several West Texas fire departments are on scene of a fire located southeast of Big Lake.
At last update, the Chico Lane Fire had burned 5,000 acres and was 0% contained, according to the Forest Service.
The fire started around 1:45 p.m., and the Red Flag Warning issued for the area is set to expire at 8 p.m. Wind gusts up to 45 mph and relative humidity values of near 15% lead to critical fire weather conditions.
This is all the information we currently have on the situation. We will update this story as more details are made available.
