Large fire with heavy smoke reported on county road, Lee County TX
Fire & ArsonA large fire with heavy black smoke was reported near County Road 306 in Texas. It may have involved burning tires or a controlled burn. Emergency units, including brush trucks, responded but access was restricted by a locked gate. A person was seen leaving the area on a four-wheeler. The fire has since decreased, now producing only brown smoke.
Audio|Source: Blue Fire
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
I've got two here with a brush truck. You need it to send any water as well?
00:06
M73. This is a large fire, whatever it is, and it's heavy fire.
00:11
Okay,
00:17
four.
00:23
We carry to Blue Fire Unit, made contact with Elgin, they are on standby and made contact with Williamson County.
00:31
They're advising, they're not, they don't have any issues on their end.
00:37
That's clear.
00:43
Wayne County, I put a blue fly unit. Do you want me to go ahead and send Elgin or still have them on standby?
00:50
Uh,
00:52
have them all standby right now.
00:54
I will be there shortly.
00:56
We'll be able to start with what we have.
01:02
Ten four.
01:08
All three else fish now.
01:17
It's an A1RL1. It's a standby station.
01:27
Standing by.
01:30
A lot of black smoke, but it's not as big as what it appeared.
01:34
Once I'm getting closer.
01:39
Well.
01:48
Apparently spraying route two on board.
01:54
That's one.
01:59
Okay, it's going to be 1074, uh,
02:03
county road 306, there's a gate lock.
02:07
Here's being at the back of the property, it looks to be possibly a control burner that may be burning tires or something of that nature.
02:20
703, go ahead. Stand by there in town,
02:23
we're biased by the jet.
02:26
Okay.
02:29
Okay.
02:30
We have a deputy driver on each other, Charlie, you have a deputy in route.
02:53
Negative, I can get one in the out.
02:57
Yeah,
02:58
there's an individual that was four-wee were leaving the gate as I was trying to get up here,
03:05
left the area.
03:07
We've got a padlock on the gate.
03:14
That's what.
03:22
Fire itself is died down a lot now and now turns four over brown smoke.
03:26
All the black is gone.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 306, Texas
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