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Fire officials: Fifteen acre fire in Southeastern Travis County extinguished
UPDATED 4:18 p.m. Saenz said that 22 units from several counties fought the 15-acre fire which destroyed a flatbed trailer (and not a home, as was reported earlier) and extinguished it around 4 p.m.
Austin Fire Department officials and Travis County Fire Rescue officials are on the scene of a two-alarm five-acre fire in Southeastern Travis County that is threatening 11 structures in the area and has already destroyed one home, Capt. Marc Saenz with the Austin Fire Department said Saturday afternoon.
The fire started around 2 p.m. near 10116 RM 1625, he said. STAR Flight has been flown in to assist with fighting the blaze, Saenz said. No injuries have been reported and Saenz said it was unclear how the fire started. Officials with the Manor, Westlake and Manchaca fire departments were also assisting with containing the fire.
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