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UPDATE: Hyde Park house fire sends two to hospital
A Hyde Park house fire on Thursday has been ruled an accident by the Austin Fire Department, which found the cause to be combustible items placed too close to a wood burning stove.
Damage to the house and its contents was $250,000.
EARLIER: A 65-year-old woman sustained burns to her face and neck when a fire broke out in her Hyde Park home on Thursday, according to the Austin Fire Department.
Two other people were also in the home when the fire started around 5:30 p.m., including an 90-year-old woman who was rescued by firefighters and the injured woman’s son who escaped the fire on his own.
Both women were transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. The burn victim was seriously injured while her mother had minor smoke inhalation. Both are expected to recover, Austin Fire Battalion Chief Palmer Buck said.
The damage to the house was significant, Buck said. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
