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UPDATE: Fire at oil-filled storage tanks in Roscoe is now contained

There is no immediate threat to the public.
Credit: Fire Chief Pruitt, FF Stein, FF Araguz

ROSCOE, Texas — UPDATE: An oil tank fire in Roscoe has been contained and there is no specific danger anymore.

Members of the Nolan County Sheriff's Department assisted firefighters Jan. 13 and the remaining oil is continuing to burn.

Crews arrived to the scene of Fox Ranch in Roscoe, Country Road 157 on Jan. 13, after multiple storage tanks filled with oil caught fire.

Members of the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, Sweetwater, Lake Sweetwater and Maryneal Fire Department have provided suppression pieces, a tanker, trucks and other equipment as of 5 p.m., according to a Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department Facebook post. 

Credit: Fire Chief Pruitt, FF Stein, FF Araguz

It is advised to avoid the area at this time and crews are actively communicating with the gas company to close down the site. 

They are also still attempting to put out the fire.

This is a developing story. 

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