Vigil held in Somervell County for wildfire victims

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Vigil held in Somervell County for wildfire victims
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Residents just southwest of DFW are praying that spiritual power will prevent devastating wildfires from doing more damage in Somerville County.

CBS 11 News had the only camera inside the evacuation center where a prayer vigil took place Wednesday night.

"Lord we don't understand loss we have suffered that some of our friends of suffered," said a local pastor. More than 100 people from as far away as Fort Worth circled the empty cots and received a troubling update on the damage caused by the Somerville County fire, which is still only 10% contained. "I did have a relative that lost a home," Somervell County resident Misty Melton said."It's been devastating. I watched a video yesterday... it's just devastating."

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