EDITOR'S NOTE: Edinburg spokeswoman Roxanne Lerma announced the reopened Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 at 8:44 p.m. Original story below.

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A grass fire near the South Texas International Airport in Edinburg is shutting the airport down for the next few hours, according to a city spokesperson. 

The grass fire broke out on the airport’s south side Friday at around 4 p.m. when a pickup truck driving through the dry grass caught on fire, according to Edinburg spokeswoman Roxanne Lerma.

The runway is shut down and the airport will remain closed through 9 p.m., Lerma added.