AFD battles restaurant fire in downtown high-rise

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Fire Department put out a 2-alarm fire in a high-rise building downtown.

AFD said the fire broke out just before 7 p.m. in a restaurant in a 30-story-high rise building at 303 Colorado St. 

The restaurant, Red Ash Italia, was evacuated as crews worked to put out the fire and remove smoke from the building.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.