CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — First responders were busy Thursday fighting a large fire in the King Ranch area.
The fire has burned over 3,000 acres and is now 100-percent contained, said information from the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Officials with the City of Kingsville said the fire started at about 4:30 p.m. Over 100 fire crews have been on the scene, spanning from Kleberg and Nueces Counties, Kingsville, the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
The Kleberg County Fire and Rescue posted on their Facebook page Thursday evening, welcoming donations for the fire crews on the scene.
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