Overview
- Austin Fire Department crews responded shortly after 8 a.m. to a blaze at an abandoned apartment complex on the 1700 block of Burton Drive in East Austin.
- Firefighters fought the Burton Drive fire from outside after a partial structural collapse, and officials classified it as a two-alarm incident.
- One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation related to the East Austin fire, authorities said.
- Around 11 a.m., firefighters were called to a second apartment fire on the 4300 block of South First Street in South Austin, with no injuries reported.
- Austin police restricted traffic near the Burton Drive scene, and investigators are examining both incidents as developing updates continue.