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Six Hospitalized, Four Critically, After West Side Apartment Fire in South Austin

Police report an accidental origin in the third-floor unit.

Overview

  • The fire broke out around 5:38 a.m. in a three-story building near West Adams Street and South Waller Avenue.
  • Two adults and four children were taken to hospitals, with two adults and two children listed in critical condition.
  • Firefighters rescued several residents, including people pulled from top-floor windows, and held the flames to a single apartment.
  • Warming buses sheltered displaced residents as crews remained on scene and investigators reviewed the circumstances of the blaze.
  • The 15-unit building sustained heavy damage in the affected unit and water damage nearby, and the property manager said the company is assisting tenants.