BASTROP COUNTY, Texas –
Bastrop County residents were evacuated Saturday after a forest fire engulfed 35 acres, firefighters said.
Residents were allowed back into their homes around 9 o'clock according to Bastrop Fire Chief Mark Wobus.
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Several Bastrop County fire departments were on the scene with assistance from Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Travis County Starflight and Austin Police Department Aircraft.
As of 10:50 p.m., the fire was 65 percent contained according to the Texas Forest Service.
The fire has been dubbed the Royal Pines Fire.
KPRC2 will provide further details as the story develops.