CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A brush fire along State Hwy. 35 in Aransas County that forced road closures in Rockport on Thursday is 90 percent contained, said the Rockport Volunteer Fire Department's Emily Guerrero on Friday night.
While the Rockport Volunteer Fire Department has cleared the scene for the night, Guerrero said the Texas A&M Forest Service will stay at the site to monitor for any flare-ups that may occur overnight.
The fire originally began at around 5 p.m. Thursday, and forced detours on the highway between 16th Street and exit 188.
Thirteen fire departments were called to help control the incident.
According to the Texas A&M Forest Service's Incident Viewer, about 20 acres were affected.
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