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Two injured at three-alarm apartment fire
UPDATE: Fire officials said damage was estimated at $350,000 and the cause is still being investigated.
Two people were injured this afternoon during a fire at an East Austin apartment complex, officials said.
Fire Department officials said 30 people were displaced by the blaze at the Travis Station Apartments at 6600 Ed Bluestein Boulevard near Loyola Lane. By 3 p.m. the fire had been contained, officials said.
The fire, which started just before 1:30 p.m., affected 16 units, officials said.
Officials said an apartment building has been evacuated. They did not immediately know how severely the two patients were injured, but said their injuries happened as they were helping in the evacuation.
