Large Grass Fire Forces Evacuations in Wise County

Wise County, (TX) – Fire crews in Wise County were kept busy with a large grass fire that broke out early Wednesday afternoon

What’s been dubbed the Boones Creek Fire forced the evacuation of residents in the Runaway Bay area near Hyde Cemetery along CR3701.around 2:30pm.

Crews attempted to get the blaze under control from the ground and in the air:

WOW: Aero-Tanker makes a drop on the large grass fire in Wise County. At last update, the fire is at least 100 acres and 0% contained, per @AllHazardsTFS. Fire crews are making good progress. The plane is an MD-87 Erickson Aero Tanker (TNKR104). Video: Austin Adcock #txfire pic.twitter.com/NCTmGo3gOE
— DFW Scanner (@DFWscanner) February 14, 2022

Officials declared the fire 50% contained around 6:30PM, and by 8:25PM residents in the recommended evacuation area were cleared to return to their homes. Patrols continued throughout the night to make sure containment lines held and residents were advised that they may see hotspots overnight.

On its Facebook post, Wise County Office of Emergency Management updated residents as the situation unfolded on Wednesday. Officials say the any additional updates will be made to the post below:

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