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Cat dies in apartment fire; one person displaced
A Central Austin apartment fire Wednesday displaced one resident and killed a cat, according to an Austin Fire Department official.
The fire at 606 Elmwood Place, near E. Dean Keaton and Red River streets, was caused by an electrical overload of a power outlet, said Battalion Chief Thayer Smith.
Several residents of the five-unit apartment complex were evacuated, but only one of those residents was displaced, Smith said. A cat found inside could not be revived and died from smoke inhalation, Smith said.
The fire caused $8,000 in damage but was contained to one room of an apartment, Smith said.
