South Austin Apartment Fire Caused by Discarded Match
The Oak Run Apartments near Banister Ln. and Hwy 71 were set ablaze last night after someone left a match on their couch. The two-alarm fire at the complex took an hour to extinguish after 20 fire trucks were called to the scene; the blaze displaced 16 people and left one woman hospitalized for second-degree burns on her hands. While authorities were searching apartments for residents, they found an unarmed hand grenade (of the type used for military training). The owner of the weapon is (as of yet) unknown. [KEYE]
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