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Discarded kegs exploded in campfire along CapMetro tracks

No injuries resulted from this fire. The CapMetro track in the area will be reopened, according to AFD.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Fire Department reported a camp alongside the Capital Metro tracks was lit on fire Wednesday morning.

A fire alongside the CapMetro tracks in the 2400 block of Gracy Farms Lane was reported before 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The fire was initially reported to AFD as a dumpster fire, but once officials were on the scene, they discovered it was a camp in the woods that had lit on fire.

The caller that reported the fire also stated they heard multiple explosions. Officials found that the explosions heard were some discarded kegs exploding. 

No injuries resulted from this fire. The CapMetro track in the area will be reopened, according to AFD.

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