Bastrop fire raises questions over prescribed burns
On the same day the Texas A&M Forest Service put out a warning, Bastrop-area officials went ahead with a prescribed burn.
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On the same day the Texas A&M Forest Service put out a warning, Bastrop-area officials went ahead with a prescribed burn.
The Rolling Pines fire, which ignited Tuesday in Bastrop County, caused at least 250 families to flee from their homes. Here's the latest on the fire.
Hundreds of acres have burned and dozens of families have been evacuated.
Officials say the fire is at 70% containment and crews continue to work to extinguish any hotspots that might flare up.
With the Rolling Pines fire right in their backyard, Bastrop residents look back at the two disastrous fires that ripped through the county not too long ago.