Fredericksburg fire grows to 9,500 acres, evacuation alerts issued with 40% containment. No injuries have been reported, but reports are numerous structures have

A grass fire that started early Saturday afternoon near Fredericksburg was burning an estimated 8,640 acres as of around 6 p.m., spurring evacuations in the Central Texas community. While it’s not immediately clear what sparked the blaze,

The Texas A&M Forest Service reported a wildfire burning Saturday in Gillespie County near Fredericksburg. At 2:12 p.m., the fire was estimated at 400 acres. In an update at 4:20 p.m., there was zero containment,