As residents returned home, nearby businesses owners reopened after evacuating on Tuesday.
"The heat is so intense that you can literally feel it coming on you, like somebody's put you in an oven," said Syed Ali, owner of Quality Halal Market. "We were moved to at least I would say about two, three hundred feet away from the actual fire, but you can still feel the heat coming upon you."Parmer Lane Fire: Forward progression stopped
The Parmer Lane Fire in Cedar Park has burned 50 acres so far, but fire crews have been able to halt forward progression of the flames."My crew is one of them because they lost their apartment," said Ali. "The unfortunate thing is that we went through it, but the good thing is that we can always pick up and be strong again as a community."
With support from strangers to old colleagues and firefighters, residents like Lexi Brooks said they're just thankful to be alive. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart because I was afraid I was going to be homeless starting my school year, but you saved not only my home but my life," said Brooks.until Friday to conserve water for crews putting out the Parmer Lane fire.
Power will stay off at Building 10, while crews work to get it back up for Building 11. The city added there is no timeline yet for when Building 12 will get power back.People can donate funds to help the fire victims
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