A fire in western Travis County that burned an estimated 400 acres earlier this week was 100 percent contained by Friday morning, an official said.
The fire, which began Wednesday afternoon, consumed much of the vacant land surrounding the Belvedere subdivison off Hamilton Pool Road, said John Durham, an assistant chief for the Lake Travis Fire Rescue department. More than a dozen emergency service agencies responded to the fire, helping prevent it from reaching any of the homes.
Crews remained on the scene Friday as part of the cleanup phase of the operation, Durham said.
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