AUSTIN, Texas — A woman is dead after a fire at a North Austin condominium on Wednesday afternoon. Two cats were also killed in the fire.
The Austin Fire Department said firefighters were called around 3:30 p.m. to the scene of the fire at the Edgecreek Condominiums at 12166 Metric Blvd. by a neighbor. Crews arrived within three minutes and knocked down the fire by 3:40 p.m., Assistant Chief Andre de la Reza said.
Upon arrival, firefighters found an elderly woman, who was pronounced dead on the scene. She was the only one in the unit.
De la Reza said the unit where the fire originated did not have a working smoke alarm.
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Three other units near where the fire started are not habitable and five people have been displaced, AFD said. The fire caused $275,000 worth of damage.
The fire is under control and the cause has been determined to be improperly discarded smoking material, AFD said. Arson investigators are working with the Austin Police Department and the medical examiner.
No other information is available at this time.
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