A large fire is reportedly burning near Highway 290 and Decker in Northeast Austin, Texas. Christopher Kratovil, a Texas litigator and appellate lawyer, shared the update on X, writing, “There's an impressively large fire underway near Highway 290 and Decker in Northeast Austin, Texas.”
What do we know about the fire?
Crews with the Austin Fire Department (AFD) are battling a structure fire in East Austin that started Sunday afternoon.
The fire broke out at the Austin Country Flea Market, as per AFD. It has been classified as a two-alarm fire by the department.
No other structures have been affected by the fire so far.
Social media reports
Other social media users also reacted to the developing situation.
One person asked, “Fire burning in Central Austin?”
Another wrote, “Austin is on fire.”
{{/usCountry}}Another wrote, “Austin is on fire.”
{{/usCountry}}Here are the visuals:
Another huge fire: Hawk fire update
Meanwhile, a separate fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, destroyed homes in northwest Reno on Sunday and forced around 90,000 people to evacuate, according to AP. The fire jumped over fire trucks and challenged crews trying to control it amid shifting winds, as per reports.
At least six people, three first responders and three civilians, were injured, officials said. Officials called the fire "human-caused" but did not say whether it was intentional or accidental, as per AP.
Known as the Hawk Fire, the blaze began Saturday and has grown to more than 23 square miles across the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, near the California border.
Around 42,000 residents are under a "GO NOW" evacuation order, with another 45,000 in the warning zone.