BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Those wildfires, though, apparently causing problems elsewhere. Texas now fighting several blazes. One of the biggest battles just outside of Austin, Texas. More now from the situation and reporter Erica Olavares (ph), and our affiliate KXAN.</s>ERICA OLAVARES, KXAN REPORTER (voice-over): By the time the sun was setting over the Texas hill country, northern Burnet County was ablaze. And we are not talking about a small area. These pictures taken from Chopper 36 show two major parts of the county create a fire line so wide firefighters barely know where to start. The first fire spreads over 4,000 acres, and the second covers 125 acres. And as if that wasn't enough of a challenge, the remote location off Highway 963 was not easy to reach. At one point, Blackhawk helicopters were brought in to drop water over the fires. And on the ground, dozens of residents were evacuated to safety, as crews fought to save structures. And earlier, dry conditions also helped fuel a brush fire just inside the Bastrop County line. The fire consumed nearly 30 acres and destroyed mobile homes in its path.</s>CHERYL TASSIE, FIRE VICTIM: It's scary. We didn't even stop long enough to get my grandgirl dressed. We just took her out and that's a scary feeling. Thinking because that's the only house we have.</s>OLAVARES: And while Bastrop County residents wonder if they have a home to return to, firefighters in Burnet County get a reminder of how quickly dry land can turn into an inferno.</s>CLINT CROSS, TEXAS FOREST SERVICE: Conditions are dry enough where literally anything that produces even a small amount of heat is enough to start a wildfire.</s>HEMMER: Tough going there. KXAN, that story, Erica Olavares there out of Austin Texas. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Dry Weather Sparks Wildfires in Texas