NU Online News Service, April 18, 3:20 p.m. EDT

There is “no end in sight” to the wildfires in Texas that have charred more than 1.5 million acres, and windy conditions are making matters worse, according to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT).

Most recently a fire started Sunday in Austin, Texas, and spread quickly through a neighborhood, leveling eight homes and damaging 10 others, says Mark Hanna, spokesman for the ICT.

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