Austin firefighters Thursday evening rescued a person from a house fire in South Austin.
The person, who was only identified as an adult, was taken to a hospital, according to Austin fire officials. Officials did not specify the severity of the person s injuries but said they were evaluated by Austin-Travis County EMS medics. The person was able to walk and was conscious, according to fire officials.
Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Calvin Poole said no other people were inside the house, which is located on the 3200 block of China Grove in South Austin. He said most of the fire was contained to the kitchen of the house.
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Editor s note: The video published above is a KVUE report about Texans across the state helping other Texans after the winter storm.
There can t be enough said about the hard work done by the first responders across the state of Texas. They ve collectively shown a heroic effort on multiple fronts to try and bring back a sense of normalcy to the community after the winter storm, and the Austin Fire Department showed us yet another reason to be thankful for the work they do.