Update: Fire Nearly Contained in Wharton State Forest

Smoke will still be visible for days as a fire at the Wharton State Forest is nearly completely contained Wednesday afternoon.  Fire officials are focusing on an illegal campfire as the cause of the massive blaze that scorched over 12,000 acres.  The fire was first spotted shortly after 10:00am Sunday.

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