Fire erupts at WesTex Connect Fireworks Spectacular

ABILENE, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC )— The 2024 WesTex Connect Fireworks Spectacular featured a large fireworks display, and then a fire erupted.

The fireworks began at about 10:30 p.m., and shortly after, spectators saw a blaze rise from the area where they were shot off. Brush trucks from the Abilene Fire Department arrived promptly, followed by other firetrucks.

Our reporter on the scene saw fireworks sparking from the blaze, shooting close to the ground. Fire crews are on the scene, getting the fire under control.

A Wylie ISD school board member shared the following on Facebook just after midnight “Thankful no injuries and no school property was damaged. A vendor trailer caught on fire along with some brush. AFD was able to quickly contain.”

As of 12:40 a.m., first responders on the scene told KTAB/KRBC that crews are monitoring hot spots, but the fire is contained.

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