TEXAS – Firefighters are working to get control of a wildfire burning in Bastrop County that has grown to 100 acres Saturday, according to the Bastrop County Emergency Services.
The Texas Forest Service says the fire is 50% contained and all evacuation orders have been lifted.
So far, no homes or structures have been destroyed by the fire.
Many remember the devastating wildfires in Bastrop County back in 2011. Four people were killed and 1,673 homes were destroyed in that fire that lasted nearly a month.
Update: the #CasselWayFire in Bastrop County is an estimated 100 acres and 35% contained. Dozers are continuing to construct containment lines around the perimeter of the fire. #txfire pic.twitter.com/RqK65UbgP1
— Incident Information - Texas A&M Forest Service (@AllHazardsTFS) April 11, 2021