The Rock House Fire (April 2011)

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, a wildfire began west of Marfa. In 48 hours it burned more than 60,000 acres, destroyed fifty homes, and killed herds of livestock. As of this publication, the fire has not yet been contained. These heartbreaking photos were shot by local photographer Alberto Tomas Halpern of the Big Bend Sentinel, www.bigbendnow.com.

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