RESIDENTS EVACUATED: Crews are working to put out the Powder Keg Pine Fire near State Highway 71 and Harmon Road in Bastrop County.
Crews are making progress in containing a wildfire just east of Bastrop that led to dozens of homes being evacuated for much of Tuesday. Those evacuations have since been lifted. Office of Emergency Management said the fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday just north of State Highway 71 and near Harmon Road, about four miles east of Bastrop. It ballooned from one acre to 30 in about an hour.
"I just got a page on my phone telling me that Harmon needed to be evacuated, and I opened my door and looked right out, and I see black smoke right across the street," said one resident who was evacuated.Crews are working to put out the Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop County that sparked on August 1.
"When public safety officials tell you to evacuate, it's really important to heed those warnings," said Jake Gosschalk of the Texas A&M Forest Service. "It's 106 degrees out here. There's no denying that it's hot and dry. With that being said, we're watching crews' health, making sure they're rotating out with fresh crews every so often," said Gosschalk.
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