Overnight fire in south Austin leads to partial collapse of abandoned apartment building

AUSTIN, Texas — An fire at an abandoned apartment building in south Austin led to the partial collapse of the structure, AFD says.

The fire happened at 2119 S. Lamar Blvd., AFD saying that units responded to the blaze at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

The building was a three-story abandoned apartment building, AFD saying that the fire was fully-involved and that flames were “coming out of everywhere.”

The fire department described the blaze as a “defensive fire,” and that it led to a partial collapse of the building.

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No injuries were reported, and no one was in the building when AFD arrived.

The fire is now completely extinguished, but due to the extent of the fire and the partial collapse of the building, crews are having trouble getting in and extinguishing hot spots.

AFD still has units at the scene, but says there are no road closures.

Investigators are working to determine what caused the fire.