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Fire Burns 63 Acres Near County Line

  • Texas Forest Service personnel mop up the remnants of the Amaze Fire, which burned about 63 acres in a corn field near the Fayette-Bastrop County Line on Tuesday. Photo by Andy Behlen
    Texas Forest Service personnel mop up the remnants of the Amaze Fire, which burned about 63 acres in a corn field near the Fayette-Bastrop County Line on Tuesday. Photo by Andy Behlen
The Amaze fire near the Fayette-Bastrop County Line burned about 63 acres Tuesday, Aug. 15. The fire started just before 5 p.m. along State Highway 71 in Kirtley. Firefighters from La Grange, Smithville, Bastrop, Heart of the Pines Fire Department and Muldoon along with the Texas Forest Service worked into the evening hours to bring the fire under control. La Grange Volunteer Fire Department…

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