Multiple cars on fire at salvage yard in south Austin: AFD

Austin fire crews were on the scene of a fire at a salvage yard in south Austin on Friday.

AFD said several cars were on fire.

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  (Austin Fire Department)

The fire started Friday evening, off of Wasson Road near South Congress and East Mockingbird Lane.

The fire was eventually extinguished.

AFD says the cause was accidental. A worker who had been cutting a car accidentally ignited the fire, and wind spread the fire to multiple vehicles.

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