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Even With Recent Rains, Fires Have Continued

  • La Grange firefighter Colton Whitaker sprays down a patch of burning grass on Chaparral Rd. last Wednesday. Photo by Andy Behlen
    La Grange firefighter Colton Whitaker sprays down a patch of burning grass on Chaparral Rd. last Wednesday. Photo by Andy Behlen
La Grange Volunteer Fire Department put out a small grass fire on Chaparral Rd. last Wednesday, Sept. 14. Fire Chief Frank Menefee said the property owner started a brush pile that got out of control. The grass surrounding the burn pile was green, but the fire spread due to dry litter beneath the green grass. The flames also spread to some nearby brush. LGVFD responded with a grass truck, a…

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