'Zero per cent contained': Fire chiefs warn massive wildfire could shape up to be among the worst in Texas' history - 9th Apr 2011

A massive wildfire that has burned more than 61,000 acres in West Texas remains out of control and could shape up to be among the worst in the state’s history.

Fire chiefs said they expected the blaze to continue spreading with dry, windy conditions in the area.

Alan Craft of the Texas Forest Service said on Saturday that the fire was ‘Zero per cent contained.’

About 100 members of the Texas Forest Service have been fighting the fire by land and air, with help from local volunteer fire departments.

Tanker planes have dropped more than 58,000 gallons of fire retardant on the land, but the spread of the fire continues

The blaze, which started in Stonewall County, moved quickly into neighbouring Knox and King counties, destroying two homes and threatening a dozen more. Read More