Evacuations Ordered in Southern Smith County
Posted/updated on: September 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm
SMITH COUNTY — Officials ordered an evacuation of County Road 119 Tuesday afternoon due to a blaze in southern Smith County. KETK reports one structure has been lost to the rekindled fire. The fire is between CR 119 and County Road 113 close to Kiepersol Estates between Whitehouse and Bullard. Smith County volunteer firefighters, who have been fighting the blaze, report the fire had been contained. One estimate had nearly 200 acres burned. So far, 9 people have been evacuated. Kiepersol has not been affected, just homes nearby.
