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Electrical fire damages commercial building in Round Rock
From the City of Round Rock:
At 8:49 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, Round Rock Fire Department units responded to a report of a structure fire at 900 Round Rock Ave.
The first Fire Department units arrived at 8:52 p.m. and found fire coming through the roof on the west side of the building. There are 3 occupied businesses that had smoke in them and one vacant space. The fire was contained to the area of the vacant occupancy.
There was a scout troop meeting in a vacant business when the fire was discovered. They evacuated the building without incident.
Damage is estimated at $20,000.
The Fire Department responded with seven apparatus with 19 firefighters. The fire was contained in approximately 40 minutes and totally extinguished within 90 minutes. The last Fire Department units cleared the scene at 12:11 a.m.
The cause of the fire is electrical in nature.
