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Blaze displaces two people
Two East Austin residents are displaced tonight after a fire destroyed part of their home, fire officials said.
The fire began about 6 p.m. on the second story of a single family home in the 1000 block of Valdez Street, near Montopolis Drive, said Austin fire Lt. Josh Portie.
Portie said firefighters responded to calls from neighbors about flames coming out of the top of the home.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries but were treated and released at the scene, Portie said. He also said the two residents of the home were able to escape from the residence uninjured.
He said the fire was accidental and electrical in nature. Damage to the home was estimated at $85,000.
