The fire began Monday afternoon . Smoke from the blaze was drifting into the Houston/Galveston area more than 100 miles from the fire . Smoke has drifted to the Houston / Galveston area , miles away . No lives are threatened ; only a dozen firefighters are fighting the blaze . ` ` We do n't like to leave firefighters out in a patch of grass , '' says an official .
The fire began Monday afternoon . Smoke has drifted to the Houston / Galveston area , miles away . No lives are threatened ; only a dozen firefighters are fighting the blaze . ` ` We do n't like to leave firefighters out in a patch of grass , '' says an official .