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 .
The fire began Monday afternoon . Smoke has drifted to the Houston/Galveston area 100 miles away . No structures are threatened ; only a dozen firefighters are working the blaze . `` We do n't like to put firefighters out in a sea of grass , '' says an official .