An evacuation order has been lifted for Bastrop County residents as containment of a 37-acre wildfire in the county improves.
The wildfire, which began Saturday and forced some county residents to temporarily relocate, was 95% contained as of Sunday night, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
At 10:36 p.m. Saturday, the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management announced the evacuation order had been lifted and power had been restored to the area of the fire.
The Office of Emergency Management said all of Cassel Way and west of Kelley Road to Texas 21 had been evacuated due to the wildfire.
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Wildfire causes evacuations, risk to structures in Bastrop County
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Emergency crews are evacuating homes in and around Cassel Way in Bastrop County due to a wildfire.
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas - Emergency crews are evacuating homes in and around Cassel Way in Bastrop County due to an estimated 100-acre wildfire.
The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management confirmed there is a wildland fire in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelly Road, and 1441 in Bastrop County
Bastrop County OEM says Kelly Road East from Cassel Way and west of Kelly Road to Hwy 21 is currently being evacuated. Structures are threatened.
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The 36-acre wildfire in Bastrop County is now 95% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelley Road and 1441. The fire was originally reported as 100 acres but crews have since updated that measurement.
All of Cassel Way and west of Kelley Way to Highway 21 were evacuated on Saturday evening. As of 10:36 p.m. Saturday, evacuations were lifted for the area and power was restored.
#UPDATE at 8 PM: The #CasselWayFire in Bastrop County is now reportedly 37 acres. According to @AllHazardsTFS, they added another acre because of the fire that popped up outside of containment earlier this afternoon. It’s 95% contained. #txfire@KVUE