Downed power line ignites grass fire in south Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A downed power line sparked a grass fire in south Austin Sunday afternoon, said the Austin Fire Department.
It happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Congress Avenue just north of Stassney Lane.
Fire crews said a power line was down and arcing, and it ignited a grass fire that extended to a fence and some trash along the fence line.
Businesses in the area told KXAN it sent dark smoke floating into the air.
Crews extinguished the fire, and they remained on