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Runaway Burn Piles Jump River in 85-Acre Fire
85 Acre Fire Jumps River —
Johnson City and Blanco Volunteer Fire departments, along with other departments responded to a large brush fire that at one point jumped the Pedernales River at the Low Ranch off Stubbs Road Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017.
Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Roy Burdett reported that brush being burned Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at the Low Ranch off Stubbs Road was put out but additional burn piles were ignited on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. “Thursday at noon they were still lighting piles and weren’t watching the weather forecast,” Chief Burdett said. According to Weather Underground, Johnson City experienced average humidity of 56 degrees, with wind speeds averaging 6 mph, and gusting to 30 mph t ...
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