http://tpr.org en http://tpr.org/post/texas-state-fairs-big-tex-destroyed-fire <p>Big Tex is 60 years old this year, but instead of birthday candles to blow out, firefighters had a fully engulfed fire to extinguish.</p><p>State Fair Vice President of Marketing Mitchell Glieber said the fire ran up the electrical line to his jaw, destroying the 52-foot icon of the Texas State Fair.</p><p>"Probably within 5 minutes or so, all of his clothes were pretty much on fire," said Glieber. "It happened fairly quickly, but there weren't a lot of people in the park."</p> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:12:39 +0000 Ryan Loyd 718 at http://tpr.org Texas State Fair's Big Tex Destroyed by Fire