Crews continue to battle the Hudson Fire just east of Bastrop. It has burned 400 acres and is 90% contained.
Crews continue to battle the Hudson Fire just east of Bastrop. It has burned 400 acres and is 90% contained.
On Wednesday, the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said they have contained the fire within a perimeter and crews are working to make sure it does not grow beyond it.
As the Hudson Fire raged earlier this week, Bastrop Animal Care Services put out an urgent call. With the shelter full, they needed to clear space.
“They were in urgent need to empty some space in order to help animals that were going to be displaced by the fire, whether those be strays or animals that were going to be displaced due to the evacuation zone,” Austin Pets Alive Admissions Manager Patrick McCrae said.
McCrae and the team jumped in a van and headed towards Bastrop.
“Without a …