A grass fire at 9405 North U.S. Highway 281 came within 60 yards of a residence on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Lampasas Fire Marshal J.P. Harris, the cause of the blaze is believed to be a hay baler that caught on fire.
Harris said the fire consumed about 25 acres, including 150 round hay bales. It could have been a tougher task in taller grass, however.
“The good factor was it is hay season,” Ha…