Officials say the wildfire in LibertyHill is now 75% contained, and is still at 500 acres. READ MORE: SanGabrielFire
that Sunday's main goal "is to hold the northern edge of the fire where dozer line was established last night" as well as having crews "work to build fireline on the south edge."
Twenty-two agencies are responding to the fire on Tower Road, including the Liberty Hill Fire Department, Travis County STAR Flight and the Texas A&M Forest Service, which is responding with multiple crews, dozers, engines and aircraft, including the DC-10, four large airtankers and three fire bosses.that aviation is dropping water and retardant to slow the progression of the fire. Officials say the fire has been stopped at FM 3405 and there is no threat of it crossing the highway.
Officials say the fire is essentially split in half with the south side still very active and the north side more contained. Click here to check out viewer submitted videos and photos from around the area. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Officials say it started in the 2200 block of Tower Road and moved northeast.
Everyone within a two-mile radius was evacuated. So far 200 homes were evacuated, says Williamson County Emergency Services. Santa Rita Middle School was set up a shelter for those being evacuated and their pets. However, all evacuees were allowed to return home Saturday night.RELATED COVERAGE
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