Austin, TX
AFD crews fight south Austin vacant structure fire
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A vacant structure in south Austin caught fire Saturday evening, according to the Austin Fre Department. This was located in the 7800 block of Peaceful Hill Lane, near the intersection of West William Cannon Drive and South Congress Avenue.
A large plume of smoke could be seen from all over Austin around 6:00 P.M.
AFD said crews were able to extinguish the fire at 7:00 p.m. In addition to the structure, an 18-wheeler and tire piles also caught on fire.
The Austin active fire incident page said the call for the fire came in just before 6:00 p.m.
AFD told KXAN that no one was inside the structure and there were no reported injuries.
This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.