No Hill County homes destroyed by wildfires, Texas A&M Forest Service now says

No homes were destroyed in the Hill County wildfire that started Wednesday, the Texas A&M Forest Service said late Thursday.

The forest service previously said the wildfire had destroyed five homes. One outbuilding was lost to the fire, the Thursday evening update confirmed.

Texas A&M responded to a request for assistance about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday near the city of Blum, about 65 miles from downtown Dallas. Since then, the fire has spread to about 300 acres and is 40% contained as of Friday morning.

Adam Turner, regional public information officer with Texas A&M Forest Service, said on Thursday the cause of the fire was still under investigation, but no injuries have been reported. A call for voluntary evacuation was lifted at 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Hill County Emergency Management said in a social media post that FM 933 is closed down again as of about 12:40 p.m. Thursday, after it had been reopened earlier in the day.

Departments from Hill, Johnson and Bosque counties have worked with the forest service and the Texas Division of Emergency Management to fight the blaze. Crews are continuing to build containment lines Thursday, the forest service said in a written statement. Photos from Hill County Emergency Management show aerial responses as well.

The long-lasting heat dome over the state has spurred a heat advisory for much of North Texas this week. Hot, dry conditions prompted the National Weather Service in Fort Worth to warn of an elevated fire risk in counties to the west and south of Dallas, including Tarrant and Hill counties.

According to Texas A&M, most of Central Texas’s counties are under a burn ban as of Thursday afternoon.