Early Tuesday morning, firefighters swiftly extinguished a blaze that erupted in a vacant commercial building in East Austin, as confirmed by the Austin Fire Department. The fire, which authorities say was caused by an electrical malfunction, started around 6:20 a.m. near the junction of East 12th Street and Airport Boulevard, according to CBS Austin.
Crews onscene of a working commercial structure fire in a one-story vacant bldg at 12th/ Airport Blvd. Fire has been knocked down and bldg was unoccupied when crews arrived. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/3WnoefQpWW
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January 16, 2024
"Crews on scene of a working commercial structure fire in a one-story vacant bldg at 12th/Airport Blvd. Fire has been knocked down and bldg was unoccupied when crews arrived," as stated in Austin Fire Info.
