A large grass fire has numerous firefighters on the scene battling the blaze in Brazoria County, just south of the town of Damon.
"The flames were probably 30 foot tall," said Alicia, a homeowner in Damon. "Taller than the trees. It was crazy."Alicia shared cellphone video with FOX 26 of the flames. At one point, the raging fire was blowing towards her home. Alicia says she took her dog, grabbed some important items from the house, and evacuated.
At one point, the flames were blowing towards the cotton gin in Damon that was full of this year’s harvest. However, firefighters had the fire contained before the crops were lost. As of Tuesday evening, FOX 26 hasn’t received an official word from firefighters on what could have sparked the fire or the amount of land that burned.
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