Forty-three people have been displaced after a fire damaged their northwest Austin apartment building Thursday evening.
Austin Fire Department said they were called to a three-story building at 12403 Mellow Meadow Drive around 7:40 p.m. Thursday. The fire started on the third floor and AFD said the first unit was on scene in less than five minutes. A total of 16 units were damaged, and the address matches to the Westwood Apartments.
AFD said there were no injuries to civilians or firefighters have been reported. More than a dozen AFD units and more than 50 firefighters responded to the fire.
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The cause of the fire has not been determined as of Friday morning.
Austin Fire Department said Friday afternoon that the damages are estimated at $1 million for the structure and $600,000 for the contents.
