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Fire in Oak Hill destroys mobile home
A 40-year-old man was critically injured this afternoon when a fire consumed his mobile home in Oak Hill, fire officials said Monday.
The man lived alone in the 6200 block of Blue Stem Trail in Southwest Austin. When fire fighters arrived about 6 p.m., they found him attempting to push a couch that was on fire outside of the home, said Austin fire Capt. Marc Saenz.
Saenz said the man was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with burns and respiratory problems.
The fire caused about $40,000 in damage, and investigators are still at the scene to determine what caused the fire.
