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Some residents in Gillespie County urged to evacuate due to spreading fire off I-10

The county’s communications center said the fire is traveling north near Duderstadt Road

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GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas – Some residents in Gillespie County are urged to evacuate as a fire spreads off Interstate 10, according to the Gillespie County Communications Center 911 Emergency Dispatch.

In a Facebook post Monday evening, the county said the fire is traveling north off I-10 near mile marker 498 and Duderstadt Road.

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"There are evacuations taking place now for Duderstadt (Road)," the post said, in part.

The county recommended any residents north of I-10 or Duderstadt Road, along with those in the Thrill Hill Drive area, prepare to evacuate.

ā€œThis is very preliminary information, but this fire is spreading. The winds are out of the south, so the fire will move north,ā€ the post said.

The evacuations come as firefighters work to contain a massive grass fire in Gillespie County.

The Crabapple Fire started on Saturday and has since burned over 9,700 acres, officials said.

The fire is 65% contained as of Monday, The Texas A&M Forest Service website shows.


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