The Texas A&M Forest Service says that the Oak Grove Fire in San Marcos remains at an estimated 400 acres as of August 6 and is 50% contained.
Officials say there was no growth on the fire and that some flare-ups and smoke can be seen across the fire area but that there are interior to containment lines.
"Crews have been working, and we are expecting to continue to see this weather pattern continue, so folks are getting off the line and getting rehab, refreshed, getting swapped out with fresh crews, and then we’re back at it", says Walter Flocke with the Texas A&M Forest Service.Multiple agencies are battling the Oak Grove Fire which has spread to about 300 acres. FOX 7 Austin's Tan Radford spoke to one person who was forced to leave their home.
"We started doing our to go bag stuff getting things ready. We’ve got a bunch of cats and dogs,",says Abernathy.The fire has burned about 100 acres and some homes are being evacuated. FOX 7 Austin's Tan Radford has the latest details. "No evacuations in place we stayed with that all day folks that live in the infected area have been allowed back to their home in traffic flow is restricted to locals only," says Flocke.
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