Starting yesterday we had a "cold front" blow through from a tropical storm and because it has been so hot and the drought has been so bad, fires have ignited all over central Texas. The first one was yesterday in Cedar Park. Luckily that got put out fairly quick, but two homes were lost. Then there were two that sparked up in Pflugerville. No homes were damaged but I think it is still being battled.
The worst one is in Bastrop which is now 25,000 wide destroyed with 0% containment! At LEAST 300+ homes destroyed, half of a state park, and its still going strong. The winds are just as bad, if not worse today.
There are fires EVERYWHERE!! At the same time of Bastrop... another bad one sparked at Steiner Ranch and destroyed 20-25 homes approximately. Then another in Spicewood where it spread and even put Dripping Springs in danger and possibly Texas Hearing and Service Dogs! They are ok right now, but their facility is located on a road that was on the evacuee list, but they are far enough down the road where they are ok for now. My understanding is that has been 75% contained now.
They just reported ANOTHER Bastrop fire has sparked. I pray for all the people of Bastrop and all of our firefighters.
A small grass fire just erupted near Hutto off highway 79. That's too close to home for me. I am blessed I don't live by a wooded area, but at this point, that doesn't mean a THING!
They are saying things may become worse before better because the wind is even worse today.
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