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Port Aransas firefighters extinguish a brush fire off State Highway 361 today (Tuesday, May 9).
(South Jetty staff photo © 2023 by Dan Parker.)

Port Aransas firefighters knocked down a small brush fire early this afternoon (Tuesday, May 9) off State Highway 361.

No injuries from the blaze, which was reported about 1:15 p.m. It burned less than an acre before firefighters extinguished it.

A fallen power line sparked the fire in an area just south of the Island Construction yard, a firefighter said.

Northbound lanes of the highway were blocked by emergency vehicles while firefighters worked.

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