More Wildfires Plague the Area
Posted/updated on: August 20, 2011 at 5:24 am
TYLER — Nearly two dozen people were allowed to return to their homes in eastern Smith County Friday morning. They were evacuated Thursday because of what’s now described as a 415-acre wildfire on the Smith/Rusk County line. Officials say the fire is 90% contained. Some roads that were closed have since reopened.
TYLER — A small fire has been extinguished near Tyler State Park. It took only about an hour to put out the blaze that was reported around 3:00 Thursday afternoon. It was said to have been caused when a tree limb hit a guide wire to an electrical pole, which it turn hit a live wire that caused sparks that ignited the tinder-dry vegetation.
