BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Firefighters rushed Thursday to prepare their biggest aerial assault yet of a massive wildfire that has raged for days across central Texas, incinerating nearly 1,400 homes and miles of parched land.
Crews made steady progress against the massive Bastrop County fire and closed in around its biggest flames as they finalized plans to deploy a converted DC-10 jetliner capable of dropping 12,000 gallons of retardant on the blaze and smoldering hotspots.
 
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