AUSTIN, Texas — A two-alarm fire late Wednesday night resulted in damage to 12 apartment units at a complex in East Austin.
No one was injured, but the Austin Fire Department (AFD) confirmed to KVUE that 10 residents have been displaced as a result of the fire.
The fire occurred at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. AFD responded to calls of a fire at the Mueller Flats Apartments, located on Clayton Lane in northeast Austin.
When fire crews arrived on scene, they discovered that the flames were reaching between 10 to 15 feet above the roof of the building and that there were residents trapped on the third floor due to the height of the flames.
AFD crews were able to successfully rescue the trapped residents and safely evacuate the rest of the building with no injuries.
According to the preliminary investigation, the fire began on a third floor balcony from what APD termed an "improperly discarded smoking material." The fire quickly spread from the balcony to the attic above and the floors below.
According to AFD, a total of 12 units were damaged, with six of them sustaining heavy damage.