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Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management warned its community of a wildfire notice at Pine Hill Drive.
Created by MaryAnne Nelson/Getty ImagesThe Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management has started to evacuate residents due to a nearby wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon at 100 Park Road. Residents in the neighborhood nearby are being asked to leave the area as of 2:55 p.m., according to a Facebook post from Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.
The wildfire has caused a road closure East SH 21 South Shore Lake Bastrop and East SH21 at 1441. Officials are asking others to avoid the area at this time.
The Texas A&M Forest Service posted on Twitter it is responding to the request for assistance in Bastrop County. The fire is an estimated 200 acres and 0 percent contained, according to its tweet at 2:50 p.m. The organization stated the fire is currently very active and aviation resources have been ordered to assist.
Bastrop is about 30 miles east of Austin.
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