AUSTIN, Texas — Firefighters extinguished a second-alarm apartment fire at a downtown Austin high-rise Monday evening after flames broke out on the building’s 14th floor, according to the Austin Fire Department.
Crews responded to The SkyHouse Apartments at 51 Rainey St. after receiving reports of a fire inside a 14th-floor apartment. The incident was upgraded to a second alarm as firefighters worked to reach the unit.
In an earlier update, AFD said crews had reached the apartment and began attacking the fire.
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Just after 7 p.m., firefighters declared the blaze under control and began removing smoke from the apartment where the fire started and the hallway. Crews also worked to limit water damage caused by the building’s sprinkler system.
By 7:19 p.m., AFD said the fire had been extinguished, all second-alarm units had been released from the scene, and smoke had been cleared from the building. Firefighters remained on scene picking up hose lines.
No injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.