Body Found At Site Of South Austin Brush Fire

SOUTH AUSTIN, TEXAS — Police on Sunday evening were investigating the scene of a dead body in South Austin where a brush fire had erupted.

The discovery was made along the 7600 block of the South Interstate 35 service road northbound just before 6:15 p.m., a police spokesman told reporters. Austin fire officials had been dispatched to aid in a traffic collision when they observed smoke in a nearby wooded area, the officer said. Firefighters then headed to the burning site to put out the flames, discovering the body of a dead man in its midst.

No further details were made available pending the outcome of the investigation.

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