Some Evacuations in Rusk County
Posted/updated on: September 7, 2011 at 2:21 pm
RUSK COUNTY — Evacuations continue in the Price/Carlisle area. Residents living on County Roads 4110D, 4113, and 487, of Price, were told late Monday afternoon to evacuate immediately. Authorities also closed County Roads 4110D, 4113, and 487 in Price, along with FM 850 1.5 miles West of Highway 42, in New London. Officials said the fire in question was likely caused by old trees falling on power lines. Officials late Monday began evacuating the Carlisle School District due to the danger of wildfire. There will be no school in the Carlisle schools today. Also, residents living north of the intersection of Rusk County Roads 476 and 477 up to the Macedonia Baptist Church in Carlisle have been advised to evacuate due to fire in that area. A separate fire has rekindled on Rusk County Road 272 between FM 1716 and Highway 43. According to KETK, that fire has been contained.
