The fire began Monday afternoon . A firefighter was killed and another injured in the blaze that started at a home on West Main Street near Highway 101 about 7:30 p.m. Monday. A survey released last month by the Texas Forest Service estimated between 100 million and 500 million trees , or 2 % to 10 % of the state 's 4.9 billion trees , were killed by the severe drought and consequent fires . 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 .
The fire began Monday afternoon . A firefighter was killed and another injured in the blaze that started at a home on West Main Street near Highway 101 about 7:30 p.m. Monday. 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 .