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Three Children Dead, Three Hospitalized After South Austin Apartment Fire

Police describe a standard homicide-unit review with no current signs of foul play.

Overview

  • Crews were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m. to the Burl North Apartments in the 2500 block of Burleson Road.
  • Firefighters found six people inside the unit, and three children were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Two adults and one child were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
  • The blaze was extinguished within hours and contained to the two-story unit, with an attic fire stop preventing spread to neighbors.
  • About 30 units were evacuated and remain displaced as AFD works to determine a cause and APD’s Homicide Unit conducts a protocol review without suspecting foul play.