Dramatic aerial photographs captures wind -driven fire that destroy the killen apartments

Killen, Texas – driven by strong winds, a fire quickly destroyed the Liberty Apartments on Sunday afternoon.

Jim Kubinski, fire chief Killen, said that it arrived as firefighters, had already started to get out of control.

Drone video, which was sent to 6 news from The Birds, LLC for 6 messages, showed exactly what Kubinski described in his press conference. In the video you can see the flames that burn through the roof of the entire complex.

The flames stacked a large area of ​​storage boxes – about 15 meters by 50 yards and three tackled – in front of the roof of the Liberty Apartments on the Liberty Apartments.

The wind -driven fire led to four structures that catch fire, three of which were destroyed, while a minor damage suffered, said Kubinski. The Liberty Apartments suffered a total loss. The authorities have not confirmed any injuries because the emergency crews continue to search the website.

From 10 p.m. on Sunday, the firefighters were still on site and looked at Hot Spots. 6 News reporters Julieanna Jackson said that Poping noises can be heard from the scene.

Firefighters have not yet found the cause of the fire, but confirmed that it began directly outside the Mayflower storage building. Firefighters examine whether something suspicious caused the fire.

In response to the shift, the Destiny Church in 101 WS Young Drive was shown as a reunification center, which is coordinated by the Emergency Management Office by Bell County.