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Fire under pedestrian bridge in downtown Austin under investigation: AFD

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  January 19, 2024 12:50pm CST
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Fire under bridge in downtown Austin

Austin fire went out to a trash fire under a pedestrian bridge downtown on Friday morning.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin fire crews were at a trash fire underneath a bridge in downtown Austin on Friday morning.

Just after 9:30 a.m., Austin fire crews responded to a trash fire underneath the pedestrian bridge on Third Street near Trader Joe's.

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  (Austin Fire Department)

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The cause of the fire is under investigation.

AFD says the bridge was temporarily closed, but is now open again.