Wind poses challenge in blaze which destroys old ranch house

  • Reports of thick black smoke on a property known as the Shifflett Ranch, where a house was destroyed by fire, prompted crews Feb. 16 to access an area through a gate shared with the city of Marble Falls municipal yard. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Reports of thick black smoke on a property known as the Shifflett Ranch, where a house was destroyed by fire, prompted crews Feb. 16 to access an area through a gate shared with the city of Marble Falls municipal yard. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
A fire, fueled by dry conditions, ripped through an older home on a ranch in Marble Falls recently, in which state fire officials are trying to determine the cause. Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department was the lead agency on the blaze which occurred around 10 a.m. on Feb. 16 on a property, 2000 Colt Circle, also known as the Shifflet Ranch. Marble Falls Area VFD Fire Chief Mike Phillips…

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