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Monstrous smoke dwarfs water tower
Firestorm clouds appear to be right out of a movie
Updated: Thursday, 08 Sep 2011, 2:56 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011, 12:20 PM CDT
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Seemingly right out of a movie, the intense Central Texas firestorm spewed hulking smoke clouds into the sky against the blue backdrop that could no longer be seen for miles along the horizon.
The billowing beasts shrouded a water tower so much that the white structure could barely be seen -- transforming the movie-like scene into a sobering reality.
Click here for a map of homes destroyed or damaged in Bastrop.
Click here for a list of the homes destroyed or damaged in Bastop.
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Central Texas wildfires destroy lives 
Deadly firestorm rips through communities. More than 1,500 homes gone.
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