KILLEEN, Texas — Killeen Fire and Police will work through the night to clean up after two fires that broke out Wednesday afternoon.
Crews reportedly received the call about the Riley grass fire around 2:00 p.m. Multiple agencies assisted, including Fort Hood, Copperas Cove, forestry and Harker Heights, according to reports.
The fire began as an electrical fire. When the wind from the storm front picked up, the flames drew closer to residential homes on Riley Drive.
The fire was 50-feet away from the houses, one emergency official said. No homes were impacted and no one was evacuated.
There were no injuries, only one person suffered from smoke inhalation and was transported to the Hospital.
Roads from WS Young Drive to Stagecoach Road, and Love Drive were closed so fire crews could put out the brush fire. After a few hours, the fire was contained and the crews opened the roads at 6:00 p.m.
The City of Killeen’s Fire and Police departments, along with forestry, worked to contain the fire, as stated by authorities.
There was a second fire, stated by authorities near the Texas A&M University Central Texas campus, but that one was under control shortly after the fire in Killeen was.
Officials say a lightning strike started this fire.
The Texas A&M Central Texas Fire broke out about 4 p.m. and burned 40 acres. The U.S. Forestry helicopter also assisted with this fire and it will monitor the area until about 8:30 p.m., but this fire has been contained.
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