UPDATE (2:02 p.m.)
The Texas A&M Fire Service has provided a cause for the Cottonwood Creek fire.
Investigators now list the cause as a saw mounted on a skid-steer used at a pecan orchard.
UPDATE (1:15 p.m.)
The Cottonwood Creek fire has burned through 633.2 acres and is currently at 80 percent containment as of Thursday afternoon.
25 News will continue to update this story.
ORIGINAL STORY
A wildfire is burning in Cottonwood Creek, San Saba County, as firefighters work to contain the blaze.
Heading into Thursday morning, the fire had already burned through 600 acres and was 70 percent contained — no structures have been threatened by the flames.
Officials say the fire started in a pecan orchard and believed to have been caused by equipment.
Crews used bulldozers to stop progression of the fire Wednesday evening — an Air Attack platform aircraft will be over the fire at 10 a.m. Thursday to get a better understanding of the fire's growth and spread.
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the Hill Country and the I-35 corridor, citing high winds and low humidity as factors increasing fire danger.
25 News Meteorologist Caleb Chevalier says conditions could worsen by Friday with another round of strong winds.
Officials urge residents to avoid outdoor burning, prevent sparks, and stay alert.
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