ILLEGAL DUMPING LEADS TO LARGE FIRE NEAR LaGRANGE

  

Illegal dumping led to a large fire near LaGrange Tuesday evening.  Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that Tuesday evening at 8:25, his office was notified that a large fire was burning on FM 3233 near George Road.  The LaGrange Fire Department responded and requested doziers be utilized to establish fire breaks.  Joe Rogers Dozier Service and the Texas Forest Service responded with doziers and extinguishing the blaze took several hours.  The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into how the debris caught on fire and who dumped the debris on the property.