SMITH COUNTY, Texas — A major grass fire was contained by multiple fire officials in Smith County Thursday afternoon.
According to the Smith County Fire Marshal's Office, a spark from a tire blowout on a trailer pulling lawnmowing gear caused the grass fire near Bullard on FM 344 and County Road 184.
Officials said the grass fire burned across five acres of land and damaged three structures.
The driver of the lawnmower will be sighted for recklessness, officials said.
According to Bullard Fire Chief Peter Riley, there were a total of three fires in the area. One fire was located on US Highway 69 North and the other on the south end of Bullard behind a Whataburger.
Multiple fire departments that battled the fire included the ESD 2, VFDs Bullard, Noonday, Flint and Lake Palestine from Cherokee County along with TFS and SC EMC.
CBS19 will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
