Iconic Big Tex statue fire aftermath

Iconic Big Tex statue fire aftermath

October 19, 2012 1:16 PM

State Fair of Texas attendees and employees had a scare when they saw the beloved Big Tex statue swallowed up in flames. Big Tex was almost completely burned, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall cowboy that's an icon of the State Fair of Texas.

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