The Texas A&M Forest Service said the Crabapple Fire north of Fredericksburg is 65% contained as of 11:13 a.m. Monday. The Forest Service said crews are working to widen and improve the containment zone.
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the Central Texas region till 10 p.m. Monday. This means critical fire weather conditions, including strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures are occuring or will soon.
Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg has been set up as shelter for anyone in the area who is asked to evacuate.
The wildfire started Saturday about 80 miles west of Austin and led to hazy skies and the smell of smoke throughout the city.
The Texas A&M Forest Service initially reported the fire's size as 400 acres, but it grew to 8,640 acres. The Forest Service said the fire had actually burned 9,737 acres. The increase in acreage is "due to more accurate mapping," it said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Austin Fire Department said it received calls on Saturday from people in the Austin area who were experiencing smoke that it believed was from the wildfire.
