The Crabapple fire near Fredericksburg has burned over 9,800 acres. - KUT & KUTX Studios - Podcasts

Summary

A perfect storm of weather conditions left Gillespie County particularly vulnerable to fire, and Saturday afternoon a very bad one broke out near Crabapple Road, near Fredericksburg. Texas Public Radio’s Jack Morgan went to Fredericksburg to talk to neighbors.

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