The fire from yesterday at the end of Needham Road jumped a fire break today and for a few minutes threatened a few houses. The Texas Forest Service Dispatched helicopters to the scene for water drops as well as ground crews to bring the fire back into containment. At this point according to Porter Fire Department Assistant Chief they are on the final mop up operations now. Once again smoke will most likely linger through the night,
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