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School staff members are helping the Balch Springs community recover from the devastating fire there this week.

Like many neighborhoods in North Texas, in the middle of the new homes that burned in the Balch Springs fire sits the elementary school: Mackey Elementary.

A grass fire destroyed 11 homes Monday in Balch Springs, fire officials said in an update Wednesday.

A Balch Springs family recovered passports and other important documents from their home Wednesday after it was destroyed by fire.

On Tuesday, homeowners in Balch Springs began to survey the damage inside the Spring Ridge neighborhood where a grass fire damaged 26 homes.

As flames spread shock and sorrow through a Balch Springs neighborhood on Monday, the day after brought overwhelming worries.

One day after a total of 26 homes were damaged Monday, residents in Balch Springs are finally seeing past the smoke and are thankful no one was hurt.

Brian Murnahan with the Red Cross joins NBC 5 to share how people can help residents of the Balch Springs neighborhood where homes were destroyed.

Fire crews worked to extend and strengthen fire lines Friday as diminished winds and higher humidity slowed the advance of North Texas wildfires, officials said.

Helped by more favorable weather conditions Thursday, firefighting crews are progressing in their battle against two North Texas wildfires.

As of midday Wednesday, the fire has burned an estimated 6,339 acres and is about 10% contained.

Wildfires are on the move in Somervell County, where thousands of acres have been charred since Monday afternoon and at least 12 structures damaged, authorities say.