A 5-acre blaze that threatened five homes in a rural part of northern Hays County was about 85 percent contained Friday night, Lake Travis Fire and Rescue Asst. Fire Chief John Durham said.
Emergency officials were called about 12:26 p.m. to a fire on Bell Springs Road, which is off Hamilton Pool Road, Durham said.
A preliminary investigation shows that improperly discarded smoking materials sparked the blaze, he said.
About 20 fire units from various Central Texas agencies and a StarFlight helicopter helped fight the blaze, Durham said.
No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported, he said.
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