Firefighters have achieved 65% containment of the Pauline Road Fire, which burned 2,360 acres in Sam Houston National Forest. Evacuation orders have been lifted, and residents can now return home.
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People in San Jacinto and Montgomery counties can return to their homes now that they are no longer required to evacuate. This is because firefighters are still working to control the Pauline Road Fire, which has burned 2,360 acres in Sam Houston National Forest.
As of 9:30 a.m. on March 21, the Texas A&M Forest Service said 65% of the fire was out. On Facebook, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough said that the evacuation order had been canceled and praised the firefighters for their quick work putting out the fire.
"We have the best firefighters." "This huge fire was put out in less than 24 hours, and it's amazing that only two buildings were destroyed," Keough wrote. The way Montgomery and San Jacinto counties worked together was praised, and it was pointed out that the central part of the fire did not go across Peach Creek into Montgomery County.
The temporary shelter at the East Montgomery County Community Development Shelter is no longer open, so people can return to their homes.
Firefighters are still working to contain the fire fully, but officials are telling people to stay alert and check back for details from emergency management teams.
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