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Two fires displace eight, Austin Fire Department says
Two Austin fires left eight people without homes Sunday.
Firefighters responded to 4021 Steck Ave., near Mesa Drive in Northwest Austin, about 1 p.m. to battle an apartment fire.
They had been called to a smaller fire at 1137 Eleanor St., east of Springdale Road near Springdale Park, about midnight. That fire, which displaced five, was caused by barbecue pit ashes that sparked up, causing about $6,000 in damage.
Officials said three people at the Steck home were displaced. They said that blaze did about $85,000 in damage and was caused by a cigarette that wasn’t properly disposed of.
One firefighter was treated at the Steck fire for heat exhaustion and quickly recovered, officials said.
