CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nueces County fire officials worked to put out a brush fire on Padre Island, according to an early morning Facebook post.
Deputy J. Jimenez with the Kleberg County Sheriff's Office arrived on the scene of the brush fire this morning and learned that around 6:00 and 6:30 a.m. a witness saw a male and female in the area appearing to be "lighting and setting off flares over the water and toward the area of the sand dunes."
The information obtained by officers regarding the persons of interest and information will be investigated.
Witnesses also told fire officials that they saw people shooting flares into the dunes, Chief Dale Scott with ESD#2 said.
Four to five acres have been destroyed, Scott said. The fire was in a remote area that is hard to reach, and the wind pushed the flames deeper into the dunes. The Kleberg County Sheriff's office says the brush fires traveled south reaching the "bowl" area scorching a large area of the sand dune vegetation.
No injuries have been reported. Anyone with information on the brush fire is asked to call 361-595-8500.
