New Bastrop Road Fire 75 Percent Contained

The new wildfire burning in Bastrop County, where an out-of-control inferno destroyed more than 1,5000 homes in September, is now 75 percent contained, the Texas Forest Service says.

The current fire, dubbed the Old Potato Road, was thought to have burned more than 1,000 acres Wednesday.  On Thursday, that number has been reduced to 320 acres.

According to the TFS, evacuation orders for the Oak Hill, Cemetery Road, Cody Lane and Crape Myrtle Drive areas were lifted at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Herron Trl, however, is still closed.

The fire is burning in heavy fules approximately 7 miles northeast of Bastrop.

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