Some evacuation orders lifted as fire crews make progress containing wildfire in Bastrop County

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas – Fire crews have made some progress on containing a large wildfire which broke out Sunday near Bastrop in Central Texas.

The fire, designated the Hudson Fire, has burned 400 acres as of Monday at 7 p.m.

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The fire is 50% contained, up from the 15% that it was at the end of Sunday.

Some of the evacuations orders have been lifted as crews have made more progress on containing the fire.

“Due to increase in containment, fire management is lifting the evacuation notice for residences along Gotier Trace Road and homes off of Park Road 1C between Alum Creek and Cottletown, except for the homes off of Pines Park Drive. Effective 6:30 pm,” the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said.

The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management says no structures have been burned so far as a result of the fire and crews are continuing to secure containment lines in preparation for more erratic winds as a cold front approaches.

Monday morning, the agency said crews were preparing to burn an approximately 5-acre unburned area in the center of the fire footprint during the more favorable weather conditions.

“Firefighters remained on scene overnight constructing containment line, and patrolling the entire perimeter. Humidity was up to 100% last night, which greatly helped diminish fire activity. A bulldozer line has been constructed around the entirety of the fire perimeter, and firefighters will work today to make sure that line remains secure,” the office said.

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The fire prompted evacuations near the community of Alum Creek, which is southeast of Bastrop on Sunday.