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Fire in landfill contained
A pile of wood chips caught fire at the BFI Sunset Farms landfill in Northeast Austin this afternoon, causing a fairly large fire that took several hours to control, according to fire officials.
The blaze started around noon and fire officials said a bulldozer was used to snuff out embers. The fire was contained, but not extinguished, about 4 p.m.
Officials did not yet have a cause. No one was injured.
