Fire hazard?

Allergies aren’t the only thing on fire because of pollen.

Pollen that fell from the trees onto University Drive caught fire Wednesday afternoon, said Fort Worth Fire Department Captain Chris Mashburn.

“It just spontaneously combusted,” Mashburn said.

Mashburn said it is not unusual for debris in the street to catch fire when the road gets hot and the fire fighters simply put out the fire with a hose.

“We were putting out the same kind of fire in the ally behind the station when we got this call,” Mashburn said.

— Jessica Sanders