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UPDATE: Big Tex burned on State Fair’s final weekend

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UPDATE: DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Those attending the State Fair of Texas on Friday morning got more than they bargained for as the iconic character Big Tex went up in flames. The fire happened at about 10:30 a.m. as the Fair was kicking off it's final weekend of the year.

Fair officials confirmed that the blaze started in a motor located in the character's neck. "We don't know anything just yet. All we can imagine is that something with the electrical wiring went wrong," said Sally Womre with the State Fair of Texas. "Big Tex is wired to move his head and to speak, so that's what were

Chopper 11 showed Big Tex's charred skeleton

Sally Womre: "We don't know anything just yet. All we can imagine is that something with the electrical wiring went wrong." "Big Tex is wired to move his head and to speak. And so that's what we believe right now."

The voice of Big Tex does not stand near the character. Nobody was injured during the fire.

"His clothes are gone except for both of his sleeves."

 


DALLAS (KYTX) - State Fair officials confirmed that Big Tex had caught on fire.

No details on the cause of the fire.

KYTX CBS 19 will have more details as they become available.

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