Update: 5:43 am
Firefighters are continuing to battle flames across Central Texas.
A total of seven shelters have opened in Bastrop. Officials have asked evacuated residents not staying in shelters to still stop by one of the locations to check in. They want to make sure everyone is accounted for.
Shelters are open at Bastrop Middle School, First Baptist Church in Bastrop, Cedar Creek Methodist Church, the Smithville Recreation Center, the Elgin Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Ascension Catholic Church in Bastrop. The American Legion in Bastrop is also accepting residents along with pets and livestock.
Published: 11:24 pm
Fires broke out across Central Texas Sunday. The hot, dry, windy conditions made the job that much harder for firefighters.
Authorities say 14,000 acres have burned in Bastrop, destroying 300 homes. The fire is near FM 1441 and Highway 21. People in the areas of Wilderness Ridge, Cedar Creek and Alan Creek were evacuated. Four shelters have been set up in the Bastrop area for evacuees.
An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 acres of 6,500-acre Bastrop State Park have been burned in the ongoing Bastrop County wildfire.
Another fire on Griffin League Ranch is moving south and forced the evacuation of all homes on Schwantz Ranch Road, Old Potato Road and all Highway 21 homes east to Paige.
A large fire also started in Spicewood. It's off of Haynie Flat Road near the Barton Springs Lake area. All crews in the area are battling the fire. Evacuations were issued.
All 13 Travis County fire departments worked on grass or brush fires Sunday.
RR 620 at Steiner Ranch is closed due to the fire. Steiner Ranch residents were evacuated to Vandergrift High School on 9500 McNeil Dr.
Two major fires were in Pflugerville. One was located at Hodde Lane and the other was near Pfluger Street.
A Cedar Park fire has already been contained and extinguished. The fire started behind two houses around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived, the fire had already spread to one backyard. The winds then pushed the flames to the house next door.
Residents were home in both houses and escaped in a matter of seconds.
Central Texas is still in a red flag warning.
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