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2 small wildfires are burning in Central Texas
The small wildfires are happening in Williamson and Caldwell counties.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — First responders are currently working to put out two small Central Texas wildfires.
According to the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer, the Open Range Fire is burning across 16 acres in Williamson County, at roughly 90% containment.
Meanwhile, the Bee Creek Fire is also active in Caldwell County, stretching along 10 acres of land south of Austin. This wildfire is 85% contained as of early Tuesday morning.
These wildfires come as much of the KVUE viewing area is under a “high” to “very high” fire danger risk Tuesday, according to the Forest Service.
No additional details are available at this time.