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Officials: One dead after plane crashes in Austin
Earlier: A privately owned plane has crashed in Austin near Texas 71 and U.S. 183, according to city and county officials.
The crash was reported around 1:45 p.m.
Rick Rutledge, a spokesman and paramedic with Austin-Travis County EMS said crews are still fighting fires at the scene as a result of the crash and could not provide any further information.
Jim Halbrook, a spokesman for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said the plane is privately owned but that he did not know how big it was.
More updates are reported at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/officials-privately-owned-plane-crashed-in-austin/nhKSD/ .