Carmine/Ledbetter area fire causes evacuation

A large brush fire forced 50 people to evacuate Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26 at Carmine and Ledbetter, burning almost 25 acres before it was contained. Ledbetter Fire Chief Kevin Woelfel said first responders were dispatched to Round Top Road in Carmine at 1:21 p.m. Volunteers from Ledbetter Carmine and Round Top volunteer fire departments responded to the fire as did firefighters from the Texas…

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