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Fire at vacant apartment building in Southeast Austin

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  April 18, 2024 11:08am CDT
Southeast Austin
FOX 7 Austin

AFD battles fires in vacant buildings

It was a busy day for Austin firefighters, who battled fire at vacant buildings in southeast and central Austin on Thursday.

AUSTIN, Texas - Firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant apartment in Southeast Austin Thursday morning.

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  (Austin Fire Department)

When they arrived at the building, located at 1500 Royal Crest, light smoke was showing.

Firefighters found a "small content/trash fire" inside one of the apartments, along with "multiple unauthorized residents", who were then escorted from the premises.

Firefighters quickly put out the fire, but the smoke spread to several apartments.

Crews are continuing to search the building.