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Wildfire burns in state park

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Local and state fire crews battled a wildfire that broke out in Bastrop State Park last Monday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m., the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reported a wildfire in the northeast section of the Bastrop State Park, with the Texas A&M Forest Service and local firefighters, including Bastrop County Emergency Services District (ESD) 2, Bastrop Fire Department and Heart of the Pines Volunteer Fire Department, on scene. The fire was estimated between 10 and 15 acres at 4:45 p.m., and no structures were threatened. The fire became more and more contained throughout the evening, with 75% ...

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