the fires were sunday, monday, tuesday. by wednesday many were quite contained.
According to this article printed about 20 minutes ago, the fires are 30% contained.
As wildfires continue to rage across the parched hills of Central Texas, the news coming from the Bastrop Complex Fire on the morning of September 8, 2011, was enough to send local residents on an emotional roller coaster.
The Texas Forest Service announced firefighters achieved 30% containment on the Bastrop County Complex Fire. The Bastrop County Complex Fire, which started in the Lost Pines area on Sunday, September 4, 2011, was previously burning across 34,068 acres. Although it is 30% contained, it continues to burn intensely and out of control on more than $20,000 acres. Firefighters are using heavy airtankers, helicopters, and single-engine airtankers on the fire. A Southern Area Type I Incident Management Team is also assisting in managing the fire.
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