The Crabapple Fire in Gillespie County has burned 9,500 acres and is 55% contained, according to the City of Fredericksburg and Texas A&M Forest Service.

The Crabapple Fire has burned thousands of acres in Gillespie County in just over 32 hours. As of 9 p.m. March 16, the fire burned 9,500 acres and is 55 percent contained. There is not a mandatory evacuation in place;

The fire started around 1 p.m. on Saturday near 8700 Lower Crabapple Road, about 11 miles north of downtown Fredericksburg and then travelled east across Highway 16 North due to prime conditions for wildfires in the region, including high winds.