Fire leaves Big Tex a skeletal frameDALLAS (WFAA-TV) - Flames swiftly engulfed Big Tex Friday morning, leaving only a skeletal frame with his hands still intact.
The State Fair of Texas was celebrating Big Tex's 60th birthday.
Mitchell Glieber, vice president of marketing for the State Fair, said it appears the fire was started by an electrical shortage.
"There's obviously some electronics inside of Big Tex that leads to the ability for his mouth to move when he speaks," Glieber said. "I believe there was an electrical short, but that hasn't been confirmed or investigated."
The fire department was on the scene and able to put the fire out within a matter of minutes. However, those at the scene said it only took around five minutes for the fire to quickly engulf the 52-foot figure.
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Quoting Fair Park, TX on their Facebook page: "Fear not. Like a phoenix, Big Tex will rise again."
