Evacuations Lifted for Smith County Wildfire
Posted/updated on: October 13, 2011 at 2:23 am
WINONA – A wildfire in the Winona area is contained Tuesday night. It was reported around 6:30 Tuesday evening north of Interstate Highway 20 and east of farm Road 757. Up to 20 homes were evacuated along Farm Roads 757 and 1252. Those evacuations were lifted later Tuesday night. According to KETK, a driver towing a repossessed car on a trailer sparked the fire when a tire on the trailer blew. The driver was given a ticket for reckless destruction of property.
