AUSTIN, Texas — Fourteen people, including one child, are without a place to stay after a third-alarm fire at an apartment complex in northwest Austin on Monday night.
The Austin Fire Department said the fire at the Balcones Woods apartments at 11215 Research Blvd. originated on a second-floor balcony and extended to the attic of the building.
Medics took two firefighters to the hospital to be checked out. A search was conducted before firefighters shifted to fighting the fire from a defensive approach.
As of 8:30 p.m., the majority of the fire was knocked down, AFD said. It was declared under control at 9:30 p.m.
Crews had moved from a second-alarm response to third-alarm for additional relief crews.
Firefighters will stay at the apartment complex overnight to keep an eye on the fire.
No other information is available at this time.
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