COLLEGE STATION — Three fires occurred March 4-6 in several areas of Hays County.
According to Kiley Moran, Texas A&M Forest Service public information officer, the causes of the fires are still being investigated. At the time of two of the fires, a Red Flag Warning had been issued by the National Weather Service, which covered all of South-Central Texas from 8 a.m. through 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 4.
The first wildfire was called in at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in the Onion Creek area of Buda. It burned an estimated 190 acres before being 100% contained March 6. As of 8 p.m. March 10, the fire is marked as controlled and out.
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