Images of the fire taken by .
In an area that is currently facing an , "wildfire" is one of the last words you want to hear when you wake up on Friday morning. But that's exactly what happened today in , a small town with a vibrant artistic community that is from Austin.
The Hays County Sheriff's office told KUT News that a fire broke out at around 4 o'clock this morning on the near the Blanco River. One building was destroyed and two were damaged, .
Wimberley Mayor Bob Flocke said that once the fire on the balcony started, a woman jumped from the second floor to escape. The woman's husband apparently was unsure where his wife was and stayed inside to look for her, Flocke said. Both were taken to the hospital.
KVUE's Jade Mingus that fire officials believe the blaze may have started because people were grilling on a second floor balcony of the home that was destroyed.
Coincidentally, the City of Austin announced this morning that it is banning grilling and smoking cigarettes in all public parks because of the ultra-dry conditions.
The drought has been a topic of much conversation on . For example, user johnhiggins into the Colorado River.
It's not my imagination - everything out there is drier than ever. Even the small cedar trees have turned their toes up. I've never seen it this bad.
