Early Sunday morning, a fire erupted in an east Austin home, sending ten people into the cold before dawn as they narrowly escaped the flames. The Austin Fire Department was called to the scene on Adina Street at around 4:46 a.m., where firefighters found the house heavily involved. According to a social media post by the department at 5:43 a.m., the family managed to "narrowly" escape the burning structure.
10 family members narrowly escape heavily involved residence in 1700 blk of Adina. Fire is now out. pic.twitter.com/7gwvEmquXi
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) December 31, 2023
The blaze was put out by the quick-responding crews, but not before it inflicted an estimated $200,000 worth of damage to the property. The Austin Fire Department confirmed the fire's cause to be improperly discarded smoking material, as reported by CBS Austin. The fire ravaged through the structure costing approximately $150,000 in structural damage and another $50,000 for the home's contents, according to the KXAN.
All family members, comprising eight adults and two children, have since been displaced as a result of the conflagration. In the aftermath, support has rapidly been arranged to provide them with aid and necessities. The Austin Police Department’s Victim Services and the Central Texas Red Cross have been proactively assisting the family during this trying time.
