Investigation underway after large illegal dump site catches on fire, Payne Springs Fire Rescue says

Investigation underway after large illegal dump site catches on fire, Payne Springs Fire Rescue says

PAYNE SPRINGS. Texas (KETK) –Payne Springs Fire Rescue volunteer firefighters found a large fire in an illegal dumping site on FM 316 on Wednesday.

According to a Payne Springs Fire Rescue Facebook post, PSFR volunteers were alerted to a fire at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday night. When volunteers arrived they discovered an illegal dump site on fire. Both PSFR and Henderson County Precinct 2 worked to extinguish the fire.

“We would like to thank Henderson County Precinct 2 for bringing out heavy equipment to assist in containing this fire and placing a fire line around it,” the Henderson County Fire Marshal’s office said in the Facebook post.

Multiple agencies are investigating the dump site.

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