Church in Ferris narrowly misses major damage from Dallas County grass fire

A grass fire in Dallas County came within several dozen yards of a Baptist church in Ferris, but miraculously, the church sustained no structural damage.Dallas County grass fireOn Thursday, August 27, at around 5:20 p.m., a grass fire broke out near I-45 and West Malloy Bridge Road in Dallas County.The grass fire reached 65 acres in nearby Wilmer and Ferris before first responders were able to get the fire under control.First responders from Dallas County, Hutchins, Bristol, Ferris, Wilmer, and Dallas Fire, among others, helped contain the fire.Church avoids fire damageThe grass fire burned 65 acres of mostly grass, but one structure near the blaze was miraculously spared.Patrick Baptist Church in Ferris did not suffer any structural damage despite being located on the precipice of the fire, which reached as close as 30 yards away from the church's main building before it was stopped.Grass around a propane tank on the church's property was surrounded by fire, but did not explode or suf