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Large homeless camp fire in south Austin now extinguished: AFD

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  March 2, 2024 5:51pm CST
South Austin
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AFD battles large fire at homeless camp

Fire crews battled a large fire in what appeared to be a homeless camp on Saturday afternoon.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin fire crews were on the scene of a large fire at what appeared to be a homeless camp in the woods near South Lamar Boulevard and Ben White Boulevard in south Austin.

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  (Austin Fire Department)

Firefighters responded to a large fire in the woods behind the 4200 block of the South Lamar Boulevard service road.

AFD said crews were deep in the woods fighting the fire.

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The fire is now out, and crews from AFD and the Westlake Fire Department worked to overhaul the fire area.

No word on what caused the fire, if there were any injuries or if there was any property damage.