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Crews battle large fire at South Austin encampment near greenbelt Saturday afternoon

AFD said the fire was extinguished by around 4:30 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas — Crews with the Austin Fire Department (AFD) have put out a large fire in the woods behind the 4200 block of South Lamar Boulevard, near the Barton Creek Greenbelt in South Austin.

Around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, AFD said firefighters were “deep in the woods” working to extinguish the fire, which was burning at an encampment. No one was there at the time of the fire, AFD told KVUE.

AFD said the fire was entirely out just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Crews from the Westlake Fire Department also responded to the scene to overhaul the fire area.

No other information is available at this time.

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