Blaze in Wooded Area Contained
Posted/updated on: September 4, 2011 at 7:28 am
TYLER — A plow from the Texas Forestry Service arrived early Friday afternoon to help after a fire broke out on Tyler’s western outskirts. According to KETK, the fire burned five acres but has been contained. Investigators are looking into the cause. Preliminary investigation indicates the fire started near Loop 323 and spread into the Cascades area. No injuries have been reported. The fire broke out in the woods in the area of Scenic Drive, near Spur 364. At one point, seven Tyler units were working to contain the blaze, in addition to units from the Dixie Fire Department.
