Flare stack malfunction causes one-acre brush fire, La Salle County TX


A flare stack malfunction started a brush fire covering about one acre in La Salle County, Texas. The fire is burning in moderate to heavy brush with fast-burning fuels. The property owner is on site using a plow to help control the fire.
Audio|Source: La Salle County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Just got out the phone with the RP.
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It's going to be a flare stack that burped and caught some of the grass on fire.
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You're looking at approximately one acre.
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There is a plow out there from the owner.
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They are risking the affected area.
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Break. However, it is in a moderate to heavy brush line with good flashy fuels under it.
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I have also sent you a pin drop to Heinz Road and a GPS coordinates pin drop to the station text for the coordinates of that site.
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La Salle County, TX
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