Bastrop County fire information

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) - Here is helpful information about the fires in Bastrop County:

IS IT UNDER CONTROL?

• Larger fire is 30 percent contained
• The larger fire -- Bastrop Complex fire -- has burned 34,000 acres and destroyed 1,386 homes. 11 have been damaged.
• The smaller fire -- Union Chapel fire -- has burned about 800 acres of land and destroyed 28 homes. 150 homes are threatened. 200 people have been evacuated. It is 90 percent contained.

EVACUATIONS

• All residences east of State Highway 95 in the the city of Bastrop -- this includes Pine Point Apts, Lodge of Lost Pines Apts, Tahitian Village, Days Inn, Super 8, Tiger Tote Store, Jasper Street, Lost Pines Drive -- have all been evacuated.
• Walnut Ridge Apartments have not been evacuated.
   

BASTROP AREA SHELTERS

• Ascension Catholic Church, 905 Water St., Bastrop
• Celebration Community Church, 107 Longhorn St., Bastrop
• Smithville Recreation Center, 106 Gazley St., Smithville
• Elgin Sacred Heart Church, 302 W. 11th St., Elgin

SCHOOL INFORMATION

• Bastrop schools are closed the rest of the week.
• Smithville schools are closed the rest of the week.

ROAD CLOSURES

• County Road 304 south to Watterson Road was closed Monday
• State Highway 21 eastbound between Bastrop and U.S. 290.
• State Highway 71 between Bastrop and Austin was closed.
• State Highways 71was also closed between Bastrop and Smithville.

PETS / LIVESTOCK

• A Facebook page has been set up to help pair owners with lost pets.
• To evacuate animals or if seeing a loose animal, contact the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office at 512-549-5100.
• To donate feed or hay, or if you need feed or hay, contact Rachel Bauer at Bastrop County Agrilife Extension Office at 512-468-7953.

HELPFUL NUMBERS

• In Bastrop, officials said the best numbers to call for emergency information are 512-332-8814 or 512-332-8856.
• Texas Department of Emergency Management -- website with wildfire information

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