Fire at a Texas apartment complex causes hundreds of evacuations but no major injuries are reported

CEDAR PARK, Texas — A fireplace with flames capturing as much as 60 toes (18 meters) within the air broken an house advanced and condominiums close to Austin, Texas, and compelled a whole bunch of residents from their houses however brought about no main accidents, authorities stated.

The fireplace was reported about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday as a grass hearth, Cedar Park Fireplace Chief James Mallinger stated throughout a information convention.

“The wind moved this hearth rapidly … it went across the house advanced, across the condos advanced” earlier than crossing a highway the place it was stopped, in line with Mallinger.

Town stated in an announcement early Wednesday that only one minor damage was reported after about 300 flats, 95 townhomes and a number of other companies had been evacuated.

Firefighters remained on the scene Wednesday, in line with the assertion.

The fireplace burned about 50 acres (20 hectares), in line with the assertion, and displaced residents had been supplied shelter at a close-by church.

Cedar Park is situated on the northern fringe of Austin, about 170 miles (274 kilometers) southwest of Dallas.