Bottle Rockets Lead To Grass Fire In Parker County

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Parker County fire dispatch said it appears people firing bottle rockets started a fire off Cattlebaron Drive and White Settlement Road Thursday afternoon.

They said low humidity and high winds fueled the fire.

Parker County deputies knocked on doors to alert people to the potential threat.  There were no mandatory evacuations.

Multiple fire departments a put out the fire.

Heavy smoke was visible from the Burnett Plaza building in Fort Worth.

No one was hurt.

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