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North Austin house fire extinguished quickly
UPDATE: The cause of a one-alarm fire at a North Austin home was ruled accidental, causing $30,000 in damage, according to an Austin Fire Department official.
An adult and two children were displaced as a result of the fire but are being assisted by the Red Cross and the Austin Police Department’s victim services.
The fire was confined to one bedroom of the home.
EARLIER: A one-alarm fire at a North Austin home was quickly extinguished this morning after several firefighters responded to the call, according to a Austin Fire Department official Wednesday.
The fire, located in the 9500 block of Stonebridge Drive, which is close to the intersections of West Rundberg Lane and North Lamar Boulevard, was in the bedroom and “quickly extinguished by first arriving crews,” the official said.
No injuries were reported.
