Child dies in fire at mobile home park in north Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS mentioned a toddler died Thursday morning in a cellular dwelling hearth at a north Austin cellular dwelling park.

Austin Fireplace Division Division Chief Thayer Smith mentioned it’s believed the kid was a 4-year-old lady.

The decision in regards to the hearth within the 8100 block of Analysis Boulevard northbound got here in round 3:44 a.m. The park is situated close to the intersection with North Lamar Boulevard.

Smith described the scene as “chaotic” when crews arrived. Just one cellular dwelling caught hearth, and as many as 9 individuals have been inside when it began, he mentioned.

ATCEMS mentioned whereas 5 individuals received out unharmed, one youngster died and three others have been taken to the hospital:

• Two adults (one with important, life-threatening accidents, one with severe accidents)
• One other youngster (severe accidents)

ATCEMS mentioned some sufferers suffered extreme burns and/or accidents from smoke inhalation.

Austin Police mentioned it’s investigating the kid’s loss of life as suspicious as per process. Arson investigators and murder detectives are on the scene. APD Sufferer Providers is working with the household who is likely to be displaced due to the hearth.

AFD remains to be making an attempt to find out what induced the hearth.

Two cellular houses burned on the similar cellular dwelling park late on the evening of Could 17. AFD mentioned that fireplace was an accident. Paramedics with ATCEMS took three adults and three youngsters to the hospital from the Could 17 hearth. Smith mentioned on Thursday morning the 2 fires aren’t linked.

He defined additional the cellular dwelling neighborhood is made up of households with prolonged members of the family residing in the identical cellular dwelling.

“I imply, this is likely one of the most troublesome issues we do with kids concerned, and a whole lot of the identical crews that have been on the final hearth are the identical crews on obligation tonight, this morning, so simply extraordinarily troublesome for all of the crews, you realize, clearly for the households as nicely, however, you realize, this is likely one of the hardest issues we do,” Division Chief Smith mentioned.