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Grass fire on Island believed to have started with lightning strike

Corpus Christi Fire Department and Nueces County ESD#2 worked against high winds to put out the fire. They were able to get it under control around 10:30 a.m.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A grass fire broke out on Padre Island near El Soccorro Loop Monday morning that officials believe was started by a lightning strike.

Luckily, no homes or businesses were in any danger, officials said. 

ESD 2 and CCFD  are on scene of a large grass fire near El Socorro Loop and the ski basin. There are currently no dangers to the public, crews on scene analyzing access points and suppression strategies.

Posted by Nueces County ESD 2- Flour Bluff Fire VFD on Monday, April 11, 2022

Corpus Christi Fire Department and Nueces County ESD#2 worked against high winds to put out the fire. They were able to get it under control around 10:30 a.m. this morning. 

ESD#2 and CCFD have multiple units assigned to this fire, Actively extinguishing it, high winds are making it difficult but crews are making slow progress

Posted by Nueces County ESD 2- Flour Bluff Fire VFD on Monday, April 11, 2022

They said the high winds actually blew the blaze toward the water. 

As a reminder, much of South Texas is still in a burn ban, so please exercise caution. 

"Use common sense. We're in a burn ban right now, for those that don't have common sense, so make sure you abide by the burn ban. Use common sense. If its windy like this, of course, you're not gonna be able to contain all your embers," said Corpus Christi Fire Department's Billy Belyeu.

About ten acres burned total. Firefighters said they will stay on alert as fire conditions are expected to remain higher than normal.

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