Harrison County Wildfire Evacuation

HARRISON COUNTY — Residents had to be evacuated Sunday after a more than 100-acre fire ignited from a tractor trailer that had a blowout. Harrison County Fire Marshal Thomas Mock said crews were dispatched to the blaze near FM 2199 and Interstate 20 about 2:30. Officials say about 100 acres have burned so far. Four local fire departments were on scene as well as three dozers from the Texas Forest Service. Mock said crews from Emergency Services District No. 3 and Elysian Fields and Waskom volunteer firefighters were working alongside Texas Forest Service personnel to battle the blaze to prevent it from spreading. Air drops were being made as well, Mock said. They were still fighting the blaze late Sunday.