Voluntary Evacuations Near Alto
Posted/updated on: September 13, 2011 at 10:37 am
ALTO — Officials of the Texas Forest Service tell KETK that now 1,800 acres have burned in in a wildfire near Alto. It started Sunday and was reportedly caused by a truck that had stopped near a deer feeder. Officials re-opened Hwy 294 at noon Monday, but the fire continues uncontained. A command hub has been established in Alto. KETK staff report several bulldozers have been brought in to battle the blaze. Firemen there report flames as high as 100 feet. Residents living along FM 294 west of Alto and 21 west are being told by officials they should leave the area if they feel they are in danger but no mandatory evacuations have been issued at this time.
