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Jul 09, 2023

Crews extinguish brush fire in east Bexar County subdivision

Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Fire crews worked to extinguish a brush fire that sparked Thursday evening near a subdivision in east Bexar County,

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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Fire crews worked to extinguish a brush fire that sparked Thursday evening near a subdivision in east Bexar County, eventually clearing the scene just before 3 a.m. the following morning.

It began burning around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in at Sunflower Path and Lake Horizon near Kirby. Fire officials said the fire sparked behind the neighborhood; no homes were damaged and no evacuations were ordered.

Fire crews were "backburning," meaning they were intentionally setting fires to starve the main brush fire of its fuel and prevent it from spreading even more.

Both the San Antonio Fire Department and Kirby Fire Department worked to contain the fire.

The recent extreme heat recently played a role. According to the National Weather Service, Bexar County will be under a Red Flag Warning Friday starting at noon. That means high winds, low humidity and warm temperatures that could contribute to more brush fires.

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