A total of 9 homes were destroyed as a result of the massive 9,800-acre wildfire near Fredericksburg. FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — When the Crabapple fire sparked Saturday afternoon, Janet Proch and her family rushed to evacuate. When she got to town, she was left to wonder - what would happen to her home of 18 years?

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;