EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Fire quickly extinguished a trash fire early Sunday morning, March 23 behind an Albertsons store near the University of Texas at El Paso. Minutes before 2 a.m. on March 23 at 3100 N. Mesa, an Albertsons employee told fire crews there appeared to be something burn ing outside the store near the trash compactor. The fire was upgraded to a Condition 2 fire, due to how close it was to the store, according to El Paso Fire. The building was evacuated and crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly, according to the Fire Department. Fire crews worked with maintenance to remove the smoke that collected inside the store, according to EP Fire. According to the department, no damage was done to the store and no injuries were reported. El Paso Disposal assisted with removing the trash from the compactor, according to El Paso Fire. ...read more read less