21-01-2022 18:18 via kxan.com

Bastrop Fire: County Judge wants full accounting of 'what went wrong'

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape issued a statement to all residents of the county, reassuring them that he'll work with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to "know every detail" about what started the Rolling Pines Fire.The fire, that started on Tuesday after embers from a controlled burn in Bastrop State Park ignited areas outside of the burn's boundaries, is now 70% contained and has burned 812 acres. It forced the evacuations of about 250 families, but
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