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Evacuation orders for Montague County wildfire lifted
Summary by The Bellaire Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Aaron Barker , as published by FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local
· August 21, 2026
· 1 min read
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Summary created by The Bellaire Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Byline on source page Aaron Barker, as published by FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local Original story Read at the source Source published Aug 21, 2026 Indexed here Aug 21, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Key points The wildfire was in Montague County, and evacuation orders were issued as a precaution. Evacuation orders have been lifted after a wildfire prompted them to be put in place.
Evacuation orders have been lifted after a wildfire prompted them to be put in place. The orders were a response to a wildfire, and they are no longer in effect. The wildfire was in Montague County, and evacuation orders were issued as a precaution.
Now that the orders have been lifted, residents are allowed to return. Further details about the wildfire and the evacuation orders are available from the source. The lifting of the evacuation orders indicates that the situation has been brought under control, but specifics about the wildfire are not provided here.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 21, 2026 ·
Source: FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local ·
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