AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin Fire Department firefighter went to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury after a fire in east Austin Thursday night, according to AFD.
AFD said the fire was reported around 10 p.m. at a home on McKinley Avenue near East Martin Luther King Jr. and Airport Boulevards.
AFD said no one was at the home. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
According to a 11:08 p.m. tweet from AFD, the fire was out and the cause was under investigation.
The firefighter was admitted to a hospital for evaluation, according to AFD. It’s not clear what his condition is, but this story will be updated when that information is available.