EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The brush fire that caused a large response on Wednesday, May 21, in El Paso’s Lower Valley was caused by “an unintentional act of a person,” a spokesperson for the El Paso Fire Department said on Thursday, May 22.
The spokesperson says sparks from the act of welding or grinding caused the ignition of nearby vegetation on Wednesday.
The fire was contained within the sanctuary and did not have any exposure to any structure, the spokesperson said.
As we have previously reported, vegetation around a ponding area caught fire Wednesday, which was located behind a residence and near a Walmart on the 9400 block of North Loop.
The call came in just after 12 p.m. on Wednesday in reference to the fire, which was initially categorized as a Condition 1, but was categorized an hour later as a Condition 4 fire, according to the Fire Department.
Fire crews were able to get the fire under control at around 3 p.m. Wednesday, and over 30 units responded to the scene, as well as the El Paso Police Department.
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