Associated Press - April 10, 2009 1:05 AM ET

Two small towns in North Texas were devastated today by wildfires.

The towns of Sunset and Stoneburg in Montague (mahn-TAYG') County were left in a heap of debris and ashes as several dozen homes were destroyed. Television news footage showed burning houses and oil tanks and the charred remnants of buildings.

The Texas Forest Service said several fires totaling about 25,000 acres prompted the evacuations of Montague (mahn-TAYG'), Saint Jo and Bowie about 65 miles northwest of Fort Worth.

No injuries have been reported in any of the blazes fueled by high winds and dry conditions across much of North Texas.

Meanwhile, Wichita County Sheriff David Duke said at one point, they had 10 fires burning.

Firefighters battled a more than 5,000-acre wildfire near Electra that destroyed one agriculture company's buildings and warehouses.

Thick, black smoke from burning debris inside the buildings as well as the grass prompted authorities to shut down a few miles of U.S. Highway 287 for several hours.

Duke said authorities also evacuated about 800 residents and a nursing home in Electra, but they were allowed to return home tonight.

The fire was contained and did not reach the town.

Here's more:

In Archer County, firefighters tonight are battling a 4,000-acre fire -- resulting from two blazes that combined -- east of Archer City that already destroyed three homes, about 90 miles northwest of Fort Worth.

In Stephens County, residents near Breckenridge were evacuated this afternoon when a 3,000-acre fire threatened an apartment complex.

The Texas Forest Service says fires also were burning in parts of Hamilton, San Saba, Brown, Jones, Palo Pinto, Hood and Cooke counties.

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