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AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Fire Department says that a man deliberately set a home in the North Loop area on fire yesterday morning and was injured as a result.
From -AFD -1Alarm /BOX -Structure Fire | RAP -00-0903 @5214 Avenue H , AUSTIN | XStreets:E 52ND ST/E 53RD ST Time:07:29:59 Inc#21051531 AFD on scene of a single family structure that had moderate fire involvement on arrival. Fire under control. One occupant with smoke inhalation. pic.twitter.com/5zBl7eIit5
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) March 27, 2021
The incident occurred at 5214 Avenue H, near E 52nd Street and E 53rd Street at 7:29 a.m., when a man allegedly set a single-family home ablaze.
The man was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries.
Authorities determined he deliberately set the home on fire, causing $275,000 worth of damage to the structure and $10,000 to the contents of the home. The house was determined to be a total loss.
The victim will be taken to jail after his release from the hospital.
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AUSTIN, TX – An abandoned building in South Austin caught on fire this evening for the second time in two days, leading to one person being seriously injured.
According to KXAN and the Austin Fire Department, the incident occurred at 8530 S Congress Avenue at about 5:40 p.m.
One person was pulled from the fire, then taken to the hospital with possibly serious wounds. Their identity was not immediately released.
Authorities have not yet released the cause of the fire.
At about 8:15 p.m. Thursday, AFD responded to a trash fire at the same building. Luckily, nobody was hurt as a result of that incident.
People experiencing homelessness may be staying inside the structure, according to authorities.
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AUSTIN, TX – One person was taken to the hospital after being pulled from a burning vehicle involved in a multi-vehicle crash on I-35 early this morning, according to the Austin-Travis County EMS.
#ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo are responding to a Motor Vehicle Collision at 10900blk N Ih 35 Sb (01:48). Initial reports of a multi vehicle collision including a semi-truck, with 1 vehicle possibly on fire. Unknown how many patients involved, more information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 13, 2021
The accident happened in the 10900 block of southbound I-35 N at 1:48 a.m. According to initial reports, multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, were involved in the accident.
One person was pulled from the wreckage of a burning vehicle by bystanders at the scene. The victim was taken to Dell Seton with potentially serious injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening.
The identity of the victim and the cause of the crash are not available at this time.
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AUSTIN, TX – An elderly woman was injured and her dog was killed during a house fire on Richmond Avenue last night, according to KXAN.
The fire happened in the 4500 block of Richmond Avenue, near Manchaca Road and Highway 290, at about 9 p.m.
A neighbor helped rescue the victim from the structure. She was then taken to the hospital with critical injuries that were possibly life-threatening.
The victim’s dog died in the fire.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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AUSTIN, TX – Firefighters had to battle freezing conditions in addition to the flames when they responded to an apartment fire on Brodie Lane yesterday.
AFD has responded to 3 working structure fires today that were all related to fires that originated around the fireplace. Picture is from 6607 Brodie Lane. 20 apartments displaced. Unknown total pic.twitter.com/9UDuGCizjz
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) February 16, 2021
KXAN reports that Austin Fire responded to a fire at 6607 Brodie Lane shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning. While they successfully prevented the flames from leaping to other buildings, their attempts to put out the blaze was hampered by frozen pipes and hydrants.
The icy and impassable roads caused by the snowstorm also presented logistical challenges. Residents from 20 units had been displaced as a result of the fire, and the suspension of Capital Metro service left AFD unsure of where to transport them.
This was one of the three structure fires linked to fireplace usage that AFD responded to yesterday.
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AUSTIN, TX – A fire in east Austin yesterday afternoon led to one person suffering critical burn injuries, according to a tweet by the Austin-Travis County EMS.
#ATCEMS is supporting @AustinFireInfo operations on a Structure Fire at 5000 Blue Bluff Rd (16:36). #ATCEMSMedics have declared a Trauma Alert on an adult patient for burns suffered in this fire. Patient is being prepped for transport. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) November 6, 2020
The structure fire broke out at 4:36 p.m. in the 5000 block of Blue Bluff Road, located just north of the Bud Dryden Airport.
An unidentified adult was taken to Dell Seton for the treatment of severe, life-threatening burns.
While ATCEMS did not immediately disclose the cause of the fire, they stated that EMS units remained on the scene to assist with firefighting efforts.
No further information is available at this time.
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AUSTIN, TX – One person was killed in a fire that completely consumed a car near Austin-Bergstrom Airport late last night, according to a tweet by the Austin-Travis County EMS.
#ATXTrafficFatality FINAL #ATCEMS, @AustinFireInfo & @Austin_Police on-scene of a reported fully engulfed vehicle at S Us 183 Hwy NB/Burleson Rd (22:07). 1 Deceased On Scene pronouncement obtained Expect heavy delays & closures & remain alert for investigators working in the area
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) October 31, 2020
The accident happened at the intersection of Burleson Rd and S US-183, west of the airport, just after 10 p.m.
Austin Police and Fire officials discovered one person dead at the scene, where a vehicle was discovered completely engulfed in a car fire.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
Authorities warned travelers in the area of heavy traffic delays and road closures as investigators worked on the case.
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TAYLOR, TX (WILLIAMSON COUNTY) – A man was injured when his home in Williamson County caught fire last night, according to KXAN.
The fire broke out at a home in Taylor, located east of Hutto, in the 500 block of W Rio Grande at about 7:15 p.m.
A resident of the home was taken to a local Williamson County hospital for the treatment of smoke inhalation injuries.
No others were reported as hurt.
Firefighters from Taylor and Hutto were able to put out the blaze nearly two hours later, at about 9 p.m.
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AUSTIN, TX – A child and two adults were injured early this morning in a structure fire near the Mopac Expressway Service Road, according to a tweet by the Austin-Travis County EMS.
RE: Structure fire at 8100 N Mopac Expy Svrd S: #ATCEMSMedics have transported 3 total patients from this incident- 2 adults & 1 child, to Dell Seton & Dell Children’s respectively, all with potentially serious injuries. No other information available, EMS is clear this incident.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) October 18, 2020
The crash was reported by ATCEMS at 3 a.m. and happened in the 8100 block of the N Mopac Expy S service road.
A child and two adults were taken to Dell Seton and Dell Children’s for the treatment of injuries deemed to be potentially serious.
ATCEMS did not publicly identify the victims or state the cause of the accident.
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AUSTIN, TX – Officials with the Austin Fire Department discovered a woman had been killed as the result of an apartment fire Monday morning.
According to KVUE, the fire was reported by a neighbor at the apartment complex at 1304 Mariposa Drive at about 8:12 a.m. Police say other neighbors forced their way into the apartment. However, it was too hot and smokey to safely navigate or rescue the occupant.
The fire was extinguished shortly after AFD arrived at the scene. Unfortunately, they discovered the woman had already been dead by that time.
The victim is said to be an elderly woman in her 70s. Her identity is being withheld at this time. Details regarding the cause of the fire remain under investigation.
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