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Resident critically injured in northwest Austin house fire

AFD said arson investigators were arriving on the scene to assist with investigating the fire’s cause.

AUSTIN, Texas — One person has been taken to the hospital with critical burn injuries after a house fire in northwest Austin on Sunday afternoon.

According to the Austin Fire Department, the fire at 8815 Black Oak St. was out by around 1:15 p.m.

The resident was taken to a local hospital by Austin-Travis County EMS.

AFD said the fire’s cause was "incendiary under investigation." The house suffered $150,000 of structure damage and $50,000 of content damage, according to AFD.

No other information is available at this time.

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