SAN ANTONIO — Officials say 182 homes were evacuated in a southeast-San Antonio community as Bexar County crews responded to a large brush fire that officials now say is contained after it was “spreading rapidly” earlier on the day Tuesday. 

No injuries have been reported so far. San Antonio Fire Chief Valerie Frausto said two homes and one shed had burned. 

The fire, initially reported near Interstate 37 and Southton Road around 12:45 p.m., was comprised of fast-moving flames on a Red Flag Warning day when sustained winds of 30 mph were being recorded, with the occasional wind gust topping 40 mph. That makes the firefighting effort tougher for responders. 

The Bexar County Office of Emergency Management issued an evacuation order for an area roughly 1.8 square miles in size as they fight the fire. The radius of that area – seen in the map below – includes Southton Road, Donop Road, Streich Road and Old Corpus Christi Road. That order is still in place for the time being. 

Here is another map showing the fire locations, as reported by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. 

Officials also said they were working to prevent the fire from leaping across nearby Highway 181. Braunig Lake area is also reportedly being affected.

A mandatory evacuation order was also enacted for the 600 block of Duke Road between Trumbo and Pleasanton, where officials are contending with another fire. 

East Central ISD said the fire is near the former Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC), which now serves as office space for child nutrition staff and other departments and does not have any students housed there. Staff have reportedly been evacuated as a precaution. The district says no students have been affect at their schools, however some bus routes may be affected. Parents will be contact if the route changes affect their students. 

Bexar County officials said in a Facebook post that the evacuation order was sent to the entire county in error. 

The post added that the evacuation pertained only to the aforementioned quadrant, impacting about 30 homes. A temporary shelter has been established for evacuees at Mission Espada Fellowship Hall, located at 10040 Espada Road. 

This is a developing story and further details will be added as they are received.