South Austin group home fire leaves 6 people displaced

The Austin Fire Department responded to the fire at a group home on Green Forest Drive at around 2 a.m. on February 11.

AUSTIN, Texas - Six people are without a place to sleep this morning after a fire at a group home. The home is located on Green Forest Drive in South Austin.

The Austin Fire Department says firefighters were called to the scene just after 2 a.m. this morning. When they arrived they found the back of the house in flames.

AFD says security video shows improperly discarded smoking materials was the cause of the fire.

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