Elementary school fire in Southeast Austin investigated as 'suspicious'

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Fire Department says a fire last week at Rodriguez Elementary School in Southeast Austin. is being investigated as suspicious.

AFD says a shed in a courtyard caught fire early in the morning on Friday, December 29 and the fire spread inside the school.

Firefighters have not said which rooms were impacted.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but as of January 2, AFD now says the fire was suspicious.