Deadly fire still under investigation

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Fire investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a fire that killed two people on Cougar Drive in South Austin on Saturday night.

Battalion Chief Thayer Smith answered questions shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, but did not provide specifics on the identity of the victims or what caused the fire.

He said the apartment building was a four-plex and that the fire started in Apartment B. Only one of the other apartments was rented, and that family made it out safely.

Neighbors who spoke with KXAN Austin News said the fire started shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Cougar Drive. Some neighbors said they heard what sounded like fireworks coming from the second-floor apartment.

Minutes later, the apartment went up in flames.

Neighbors on Cougar Drive tried their best to rescue two people trapped in the burning building.

"I wanted to know who was inside because I knew a lady lived there and her two sons," said Daniel Cineros, Neighbor. "That's why we wanted to get in and opened the door to see who was inside."

Aneliz Munoz watched as her father ran towards, instead of away from, the fire.

Sunday, yellow crime scene tape still surrounded the apartment building. Blackened walls showed where flames ripped through this apartment building. City workers began boarding up the building.

Neighbors said before the fire, they heard a lot of yelling and fighting coming from that apartment.

While neighbors wait for answers, police tape still surrounds the building as investigators try to figure out exactly what happened.