Austin Fire officials warn hot, dry conditions not suitable for fireworks

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department does not want a repeat of last year's Fourth of July when officials said fireworks were to blame for a fire that damaged three homes in northeast Austin.The fire resulted in $240,000 in damages. Austin Fire officials said the fire sent more than eight of its a-shift crews to the scene.‘It scared me, because there are families there’: Fireworks blamed for 3 house fires in NE AustinThis year, AFD will have its special enforcement teams o