Investigators dominated the reason for the hearth as unintentional and mentioned it began from a conveyable cooking equipment.
AUSTIN, Texas — A toddler died and a number of different people have been hospitalized after a hearth at a cellular house in North Austin early Thursday morning.
Austin Fireplace Division (AFD) Division Chief Thayer Smith mentioned that AFD acquired preliminary 911 studies of a cellular house on hearth at round 3:45 a.m. Thursday, June 2. AFD and Austin Police Division (APD) crews rapidly arrived to the scene at 8105 Analysis Boulevard, the place they discovered a heavily-involved hearth at a cellular house.
Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) medics arrived on the scene shortly after.
Each AFD and ATCEMS said Thursday that it’s believed 10 prolonged relations stay within the cellular house – three adults and 7 kids. 9 of the residents have been house on the time of the hearth.
5 of the residents have been in a position to get out of the house unhurt. Three sufferers, two adults and one little one, have been transported to Dell Seton Medical Heart and Dell Youngsters’s Medical Heart respectively. ATCEMS mentioned one grownup has crucial, life-threatening injures, whereas the opposite grownup and little one have severe accidents.
At 4:57 a.m., ATCEMS medics declared a baby useless on the scene of the hearth. Smith later mentioned AFD believes that little one is a four-year-old woman.
“It is extraordinarily tragic for the household, for all of the responders, clearly a horrific scene for all of us,” mentioned Austin Fireplace Division Division Chief Thayer Smith.
Manuel Carbajal, who lives subsequent door, mentioned the flames have been a number of toes excessive and he feels for the household.
“I really feel unhappy as a result of I’ve children, you already know, I really feel unhealthy for that,” he mentioned.
Fireplace at cellular houses sends 6 folks, together with 3 kids, to hospitals
Simply after 5:15 a.m., the Austin Police Division said it was investigating a suspicious dying in the identical block as the hearth. An APD officer later confirmed that that investigation is in reference to the kid’s dying. They mentioned arson investigators are taking the lead with the investigation into Thursday’s hearth, however a murder detective is on the scene, as is commonplace observe.
On Might 18, firefighters responded to 2 cellular houses that caught on hearth on the similar handle as Thursday morning’s hearth. Six folks have been taken to the hospital after the Might hearth, together with three kids. Thayer mentioned Thursday that the Might 18 and June 2 fires are unrelated.
Smith mentioned firefighters have been in a position to comprise Thursday’s hearth to 1 cellular house. Investigators later mentioned the reason for the hearth was dominated as unintentional and that the hearth began from a conveyable cooking equipment.
The house and its contents have been dominated a complete loss.
AFD’s neighborhood outreach division carried out a smoke alarm canvas within the neighborhood at 8501 Analysis Boulevard after the hearth. The canvas was scheduled for Saturday, however AFD said the “criticality of guaranteeing protected houses could not wait.” Eighty gadgets have been put in.
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ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes will face off in Arlington, Texas on Friday in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
The winner of the game between Texas (13-2) and Ohio State (12-2) will go on to play Notre Dame in the national championship.
Neither quarterback in this game is a stranger to playing in Arlington.
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and Ewers both won Big 12 championships the last time they played at AT&T Stadium.
Texas won the Big 12 in its last season in the conference last year. Howard transferred to Ohio State from Kansas State. He led the Wildcats to a Big 12 championship win over then-undefeated TCU two years ago.
The best matchup of the game could be Texas All-American senior cornerback Jahdae Barron vs. standout Buckeyes freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith. Barron won the Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation’s top defensive back. But Barron gives up four inches and 15 pounds to Smith, the second-team All-American who may be the most electric freshman in the country. Smith has 70 receptions for 1,224 yards and 14 touchdowns. Smith has four touchdowns in these playoffs.
Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.
FOX Sports Analyst Joel Klatt went with Ohio State in his prediction for the Cotton Bowl. Klatt says the Buckeyes are playing the best football in the country right now and the fact that the game is being played in Texas is keeping the line (Texas +6) lower than it should be.
The winner of the Longhorns and Buckeyes game will take on Notre Dame in the championship game.
The game will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the Longhorns played in the SEC Championship and against Arizona State in the College football playoff.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the College Football Playoff, the Associated Press and FOX Sports.
TEXAS — The 89th Texas Legislature will start on Jan. 14 with 181 lawmakers.
The House of Representatives’ organization will be managed by Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, who will also select temporary officers. The Secretary leads until a Speaker of the House is elected.
Secretary Nelson announced that Walter Fisher and Sharon Carter were appointed as parliamentarians for the House’s session inauguration.
“This is a duo with extensive parliamentary knowledge and the experience to guide the opening of the 89th Legislative Session,” said Secretary Nelson. “With the support of these individuals, we will make sure the organizing of the House is a fair, transparent and orderly process.”
The 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives and the 31 members of the Texas Senate will be sworn in as the 89th Legislature on Tuesday. The legislature will meet until June 2.
You are able to watch the Senate proceedings on opening day at this website.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin.
As of Jan. 9, two homicides have been reported thus far in 2025.
Last year, 70 homicides were reported, down from 75 in 2023 and 71 in 2022. A record 88 homicides were reported in 2021.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred.
The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed through the year.
Below is a map showing where homicides occurred in 2025. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident. You can also click on a month in the top left to show only homicides that occurred during that month.
The chart below shows the number of homicides reported each month in 2025.
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