Crews battle brush fire in East Austin near US 183

AUSTIN, Texas — Crews with the Austin Fire Department (AFD) are responding to a grass fire that sparked in East Austin Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m.

According to AFD, the fire is located in the area within the 5700 and 6100 blocks of Lavender Loop, near U.S. 183 and Ed Bluestein Boulevard.

The approximately 50 foot by 50 foot fire was 200 feet off the entrance way and crews pulled hose lines to the fire…

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