TEXAS / USA : Iconic State Fair Statue 'Big Tex' Burns-Up In Dallas.

http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/state-fair-of-texas/headlines/20121019-big-tex-burns-got-a-rather-tall-cowboy-with-all-his-clothes-burned-off.ece?ssimg=753806#ssStory753800
   With :10 Fire Video

     'Big Tex'...a giant talking 52 foot statue garbed in cowboy hat, jeans and boots...that has greeted Texas State Fair attendees in Dallas for 60 years...burned-up quickly this morning.
     A witness said: 'Big Tex was done in about 10 minutes.'
     A fire dispatcher said all the icon's clothes were burned off...with only Tex's belt buckle, skeleton and hands left.
    The 24 day long fair ends this weekend.