AFD: Crew puts out Austin house fire Saturday evening

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department responded to a fire at a house on 43rd Street Saturday evening.According to AFD, the house fire was in the 1000 block of East 43rd Street, which is near I-35. Officials said at 6:33 p.m. that the now-extinguished fire was caused by "improperly discarded smoking material."
Austin Fire crews responded to a fire in the 1000 block of 43rd Street on Aug. 13. (Courtesy Austin Fire Department)Austin Fire crews responded to a fire in the 1000 block of 43r