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A wildfire in Big Bend National Park had grown to more than 860 acres Monday. The fire started about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the park’s South Rim in the Chisos Mountains, park officials said. Wind pushed the flames to the cliff edge in a remote location accessible only by a three- to four-hour hike up steep trails. About 70 firefighters, …

A wildfire in Big Bend National Park had grown to more than 860 acres Monday. The fire started about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the park’s South Rim in the Chisos Mountains, park officials said. Wind pushed the flames to the cliff edge in a remote location accessible only by a three- to four-hour hike up steep trails. About 70 firefighters, …