RESIDENT CITED IN SOUTH AUSTIN, TEXAS CONDO FIRE FOR ILLEGAL STORAGE OR USE OF A PROPANE COOKING APPLIANCE ON A COMBUSTIBLE BALCONY
February 3, 2015
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A two-alarm fire Tuesday at a condo complex
closed part of Oltorf Street in South Austin.
Fire crews were called about 12:30 p.m. to 2303 East Side Drive, which prompted officials to close
Oltorf between East Side Drive and the Interstate 35 service road.
The fire damaged one condo, and another unit suffered damage
as crews battled the blaze. Investigators said the fire was caused by
unattended cooking on the balcony. It caused about $25,000 in damages.
The resident inside the unit where the fire started was
issued a citation for “illegal storage or use of a propane cooking appliance on
a combustible balcony of a multi-family residential occupancy.”
Four people were displaced because of the fire. Lanes along
Oltorf have since reopened.